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:
38.7620, -87.5864
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the west southwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
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- Otterburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Otterburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn Cemetery
- Lagow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lagow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagow Cemetery
- Tann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tann Cemetery
- Portee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portee Cemetery
- Derr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Derr Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derr Cemetery
- Portee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portee Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
- Goines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goines Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goines Cemetery
- May Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The May Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Chapel Cemetery
- Cughan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cughan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cughan Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
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- Tevealt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tevealt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tevealt Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Dollahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dollahan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollahan Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- The Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107528 <5>
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lawrenceville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vincennes (IN).
- The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85990 <5>
- Hoke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell 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 Centerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vincennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Oil Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Busseron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Fritchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oaktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Verne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Villas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Duncanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Ragsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bicknell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Bridgeport
- Carlisle
- Duncanville
- Flat Rock
- Lawrenceville
- Monroe City
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #405842 (Centerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405842 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.761991 Lon: -87.5864118
- 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 Lawrence, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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