A visit to the Old Centre 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 Old Centre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Centre Cemetery:
39.5962, -76.3900
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Centre Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Centre Cemetery is located in Harford County<2>.
The county seat for Harford County is located in Bel Air. Bel Air lies just to the south southeast of the Old Centre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Centre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Centre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Centre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Spring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80854 <5>
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bel Air Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81078 <5>
- North Harford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Heavenly Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Fallston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fallston Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallston Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Centre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Centre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- High Point Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Harford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Bynum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Amoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Bel Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <6>
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jarrettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Fallston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Bradford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Village
- Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Federal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Wimbledon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Pylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Lynchs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Poole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
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 Old Centre Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Centre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Centre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Harford 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 Old Centre Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586296 (Old Centre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586296 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: Harford
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jarrettsville
- Location given for Old Centre Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5962173 Lon: -76.3899612
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Harford, 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- Old Centre 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. |