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:
40.0114, -87.2431
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 Fountain County<2>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Centennial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scotts Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zackmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonebrake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bonebrake Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonebrake Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Cates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407051 <5>
- Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- The Norton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crowder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86169 <5>
- Rock Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Field Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Field Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Hibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tangier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tangier Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier Cemetery
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bristleridge Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristleridge Cemetery
- Cashatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cashatt Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashatt Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Shirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harveysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Alamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mellott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Tree Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Waveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
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 Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Covington
- Marshall
- Mellott
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Veedersburg
- Waveland
- Waynetown
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 #432304 (Centennial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432304 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: Fountain
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Centennial Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0114297 Lon: -87.2430659
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Fountain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |