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| Name of Cemetery | Sharon United Methodist Church |
| Address | 291 Sharon Road, Fairview, NC 28730 |
| Township | Fairview |
| Directions | South on US 74A (Charlotte Hwy); Right on Sharon Road |
| Ownership | Fairview Sharon United Methodist Church c/o Helen B. Wright, 29 Sharon Rd, Fairview, NC |
| Legal Description | Deed Bk 0917 Pg 267 1.34 Acres |
| USGS Topo Map | Oteen Quad |
| GPS Reading | N 35 30 43.3 W 082 25 02.7 |
| Buncombe County GIS | 9685 3836 87 00000 |
| Classification | Church |
| Description | Beautiful old frame church no longer in use surrounded by variety of marker styles. Cemetery dates back to the 1850’s. Cemetery still being used. |
| Size of Cemetery | Moderate, Approximately 200 |
| Earliest Burials | 1854 |
| Accessibility | Easily accessible, no fence |
| Condition | Grounds well tended |
| Enumeration | Cemetery Inscriptions of Buncombe County Vol. 1 Compiled 1984 by Carolyn C. Aslund & Billie C. Ledbetter Can be purchased from OBCGS Bookstore |
| Hazards | Church is no longer in use but is in a rural setting so always potential for vandalism |
| Date Visited | September 22, 2005 |
| Description by | R. Dilling, OBCGS Volunteer |
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