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A visit to the Centerville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Centerville Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centerville Cemetery

Lat:   38.6817°   (38° 40' 54")

Lon:   -106.0911°   (-106° 5' 27")

The Centerville Cemetery is located in Chaffee County<2>.

The county seat for Chaffee County is located in Salida. Salida lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Centerville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Poncha Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poncha Springs Cemetery
    • The Poncha Springs Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Poncha Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Poncha Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969760 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57627 <5>
  • Cleora Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomichi Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomichi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomichi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tomichi Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • White Pine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Pine Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothill Cemetery
    • The Boothill Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Tincup Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tincup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tincup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tincup Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffalo Springs Cemetery is located in Park County
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitkin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Fremont County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Windfield Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Windfield Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Granite Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granite Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Hartsel Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartsel Cemetery is located in Park County
    • Ohio City Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohio City Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Villa Grove Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Villa Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Villa Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Villa Grove Cemetery is located in Saguache County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Nathrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
    • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <6>
  • Browns Canon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Canon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
    • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
  • Turret ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
    • Turret is located in Chaffee County
  • Belleview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
  • Johnson Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
    • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <6>
  • Buena Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <6>
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
  • Poncha Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
  • Iron City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
  • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hancock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
    • Monarch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Americus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
      • Americus is located in Chaffee County
    • Mears Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mears Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
      • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
    • Wellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
    • Whitepine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
      • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
      • Whitepine has also been known as:
      • White Pine

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 Centerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chaffee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centerville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bowerman - Historic
  • Buena Vista
  • Nathrop
  • Pitkin
    • Pitkin lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Centerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pitkin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
  • Saint Elmo - Historic
  • Salida
    • Salida lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Centerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salida.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Tincup
    • Tincup lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Centerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tincup.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
  • Turret - Historic
    • Turret lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Centerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turret.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
  • Whitepine

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Centerville Cemetery:

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 Centerville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #189467  (Centerville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #189467 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Nathrop
    • County: Chaffee         Elev: 2428
    • Location given for GNIS #189467 (Centerville Cemetery)

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Colorado's counties, including Chaffee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Centerville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6817, Longitude: -106.0911       In this case, the coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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