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A visit to the Center Cemetery ...


The location of the Center Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery

Lat:   42.1056°   (42° 6' 20")

Lon:   -73.3548°   (-73° 21' 17")

The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Center Cemetery .

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 Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Berkshire County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Center Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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.

    • Sheffield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Ashley Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
      • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
    • Mill River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
      • Mill River is located in Berkshire County
    • South Egremont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
    • Taconic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wangum Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
      • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Canaan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County
    • Gomorrah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
      • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
    • Egremont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • North Canaan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
        • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
      • Southfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
        • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
      • New Marlborough
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
        • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
      • Great Barrington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
        • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
      • Hartsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
        • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
      • East Canaan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
        • East Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <4>
      • North Egremont
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
        • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Monterey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Monterey is located in Berkshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
      • Van Deusenville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
        • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
      • Copake Falls
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Weed Mines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
        • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Salisbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
        • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
      • Salisbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Amesville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
        • Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • South Canaan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
        • South Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Alford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
        • Alford is located in Berkshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people

    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 Berkshire County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Center Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Barnard Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.807 <6>
    • Churchill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Churchill Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill Cemetery
    • Hewins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hewins Street Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewins Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <7>
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutcher Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dutcher Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • New Marlborough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Marlborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Marlborough Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Marlborough Cemetery
    • Hartsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <7>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <7>
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Huxley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Corashire Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corashire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corashire Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old St. Bridget's Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
      • Pelton Brook Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • VanDeusen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
        • The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Van Deusen Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VanDeusen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #618082  (Center Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #618082 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ashley Falls
      • County: Berkshire         Elev: 201
      • Location given for GNIS #618082 (Center Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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 Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1056, Longitude: -73.3548       In this case, the coordinates for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>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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