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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
40.5303, -85.3894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Blackford County<2>.
The county seat for Blackford County is located in Hartford City. Hartford City lies just to the south of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Balsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Balsley Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsley Cemetery
- Leffler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leffler Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffler Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Farrville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Willman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willman Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willman Cemetery
- Lion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lion Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion Cemetery
- Emshwiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emshwiller Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emshwiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emshwiller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hartford City.
- The Emshwiller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gochenour Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262545 <5>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Doyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Twibell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Twibell Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twibell Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Renner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Van Buren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Gas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Ridertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Fowlerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fiat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Poneto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
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 Blackford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Gas City
- Hartford City
- Jonesboro
- Matthews
- Millgrove
- Montpelier
- Upland
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Blackford 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 #432312 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432312 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: Blackford
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roll
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5303211 Lon: -85.3894168
- 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 Blackford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center 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. |