Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Centerville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Centerville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Centerville is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Wayne County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- East Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beesons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Springersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Everton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nulltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Metamora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- New Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Straughn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Mooreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blountsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Foley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Dunreith
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spiceland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Bloomingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Arba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Losantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Spartanburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Rural
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Parker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Yankee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Contreras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Reily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reily is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Hollansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Long
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Wayne Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Abbottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Arcanum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Pyrmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Wengerlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Kreitzer Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- New Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Lake Lakengren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- College Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morning Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Earlham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earlham Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84887 <2>
- United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lutherania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherania Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutherania Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85761 <2>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1426305 <2>
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wernle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- East Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- New Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Westville is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- New Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Centerville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |