A visit to the Centennial Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery:
40.6767, -89.1040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centennial Chapel Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centennial Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Secor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Secor Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor Cemetery
- The Secor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108182 <5>
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Denman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Denman Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Cemetery
- Kappa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kappa Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Wintz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wintz Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintz Cemetery
- Troyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Troyer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyer Cemetery
- Ropp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ropp Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropp Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Imhoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- Maurer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maurer Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurer Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- Havens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Havens Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- El Paso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centennial Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Secor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kappa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Congerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
- Yuton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
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- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Normal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Towanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Bloomington
- Carlock
- Danvers
- Deer Creek
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Eureka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eureka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Mackinaw
- Metamora
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Minonk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minonk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
- Normal
- Normal lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Centennial Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Normal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Roanoke
- Towanda
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Centennial Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405770 (Centennial Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405770 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: El Paso
- Location given for Centennial Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6767025 Lon: -89.1039672
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Woodford, 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 from Point A (ie- Centennial Chapel 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. |