A visit to the Sharon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Sharon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sharon Cemetery:
37.6871, -76.4233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
. Lancaster lies just to the north northwest of the Sharon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claybrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Willie Chapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Morattico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morattico Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morattico Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- White Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Lynhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Merry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Ottoman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Lankford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Urbanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Monaskon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Alfonso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Remo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sharon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irvington
- Kilmarnock
- Urbanna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sharon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lancaster County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sharon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1779087 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779087 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6870815 Lon: -76.4232813
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |