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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:

42.1056, -73.3548

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 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 .

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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>

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)
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hewins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins Cemetery
    • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hewins Street Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <6>
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
  • Chapinville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dutcher Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • New Marlborough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
  • Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <6>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <6>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Huxley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Corashire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Corashire Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corashire Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanDeusen Cemetery
      • The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Deusen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Ashley Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
  • Mill River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mill River is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
  • South Egremont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
  • Taconic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wangum Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Gomorrah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
  • Egremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Egremont is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Twin Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Southfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • New Marlborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
    • Egremont Plain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Great Barrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Hartsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • East Canaan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Egremont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Monterey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Monterey is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
    • Van Deusenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • Copake Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Weed Mines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
    • Salisbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • 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)
      • Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
    • South Canaan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Alford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Copake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #618082 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: Berkshire
      • Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashley Falls
      • Location given for Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1056465     Lon: -73.3548371
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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 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.

    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.