Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Centenary (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Centenary. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Centenary is located in Crenshaw County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Centenary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centenary:
- Crenshaw County (The home county of Centenary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Cherokee Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Vernledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Petrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Highland Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Bolling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Forest Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Wilkinstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Danleys Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Gantt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Red Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Fort Deposit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Lapine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pine Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pintlala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Wingard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ansley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Youngblood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meeksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- McClure Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Mossy Grove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centenary, see our County-by-County Page for Centenary.
Cemeteries Near Centenary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centenary.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Centenary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centenary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vernledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedgood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Centenary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centenary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centenary, with the one closest to Centenary listed first.
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Saville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Patsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Petrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Pigeon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bradleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highland Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wingard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Lapine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centenary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centenary.
Newspapers Published in Centenary ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centenary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centenary, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centenary.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Centenary:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centenary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centenary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |