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:
37.2077, -78.3336
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 Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies just to the north northwest of the Sharon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sharon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- New Wit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Wit Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wit Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jamestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Seminary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Seminary Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sharon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meherrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden - Sydney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Blake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Tuggle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Nutbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Crewe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abilene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cotton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Winnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Rodophil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Darlington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Sheppards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Guinea Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Lunenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Paineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Cullen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
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 Prince Edward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sharon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkeville
- Charlotte Court House
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sharon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
- Victoria
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 helpful websites 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 Prince Edward 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 #1492343 (Sharon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1492343 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: Prince Edward
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Green Bay
- Location given for Sharon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2076531 Lon: -78.3336063
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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 Prince Edward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. |
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