A visit to the Centennial 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 Centennial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centennial Cemetery:
30.9185, -83.8635
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centennial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centennial Cemetery is located in Thomas County<2>.
The county seat for Thomas County is located in Thomasville. Thomasville lies just to the southwest of the Centennial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centennial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Centennial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aucilla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Peacock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Kennedy Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lasseter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lasseter Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasseter Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery #1 is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery #1
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery #2 is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery #2
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Coolidge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pavo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey City is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ochlocknee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moultrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Funston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fodie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fodie is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
- Spence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Centennial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thomas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Coolidge
- Meigs
- Moultrie
- Pavo
- Pavo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Centennial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Pelham
- Quitman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Centennial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Thomas 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 Centennial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312507 (Centennial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312507 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: Thomas
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patten
- Location given for Centennial Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9185239 Lon: -83.8635023
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Thomas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centennial 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |