A visit to the Centenary 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 Centenary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centenary Cemetery:
39.9320, -90.0514
The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cass County<1>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Virginia. Virginia lies just to the west of the Centenary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centenary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Centenary Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centenary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Garner Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Page A Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Smedly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smedly Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedly Cemetery
- Allendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- John Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Yatesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Yatesville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Newmansville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Witty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Witty Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty Cemetery
- Little Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Centenary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centenary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prentice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burlingame
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Literberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chandlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jules
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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 Centenary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centenary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Chandlerville
- Kilbourne
- New Berlin
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Tallula
- Virginia
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 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 Centenary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Centenary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720397 (Centenary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720397 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
- Location given for Centenary Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9319929 Lon: -90.0515038
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Centenary Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |