A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
The Center Cemetery is located in Fayette County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arm Prairie Cemetery
- The Arm Prairie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm Prairie Cemetery
- Augsburg Cemetery
- The Augsburg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Britton Cemetery
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Cheshier Cemetery
- The Cheshier Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshier Cemetery
- Conant Cemetery
- The Conant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Doolen Cemetery
- The Doolen Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Farmer Cemetery
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Frogtown Cemetery
- The Frogtown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- German Reformed Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Haley Chapel Cemetery
- The Haley Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Heckethorn Cemetery
- The Heckethorn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- McConnell Cemetery
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Mitchell Family Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- North Fork Cemetery
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Old Loogootee Cemetery
- Pilcher Cemetery
- The Pilcher Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Pinhook Cemetery
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Riedle Cemetery
- The Riedle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Winslow Pilcher Cemetery
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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alma
- Avena
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
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- Brownstown
- Fairman
- Fairman is located in Marion County
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- Farina
- Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Hagarstown
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
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- Kinmundy
- La Clede
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
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- Loogootee
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mulberry Grove
- Patoka
- Pleasant Mound
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Saint Elmo
- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Peter
- Shobonier
- Vandalia
- Vernon
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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Farina
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Mulberry Grove
- Patoka
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Salem
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802260 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802260 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, 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' (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- Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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