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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. 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 Centerville Cemetery ...

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

38.6817, -106.0911

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Poncha Springs Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Tomichi Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomichi Cemetery
  • White Pine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Pine Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Cemetery
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Boothill Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothill Cemetery
  • Tincup Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Tincup Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup Cemetery
  • Buffalo Springs Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The Pitkin Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Windfield Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Windfield Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfield Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Granite Cemetery is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
    • Hartsel Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hartsel Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsel Cemetery
    • Ohio City Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ohio City Cemetery is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City Cemetery
    • Villa Grove Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Villa Grove Cemetery is located in Saguache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove Cemetery

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)
  • Browns Canon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
  • Turret ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Turret is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
  • Belleview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Johnson Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buena Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • 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)
    • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Iron City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hancock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Monarch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Americus is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Mears Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
    • Wellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Whitepine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
      • 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 start 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 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:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Chaffee 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 Centerville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #189467  (Centerville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #189467 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: Chaffee
      • Est. Elev: 2428 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nathrop
      • Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6816632     Lon: -106.0911274
      • 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 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 '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- Centerville 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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