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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:

44.4178, -69.4281

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 Waldo County<2>.

The county seat for Waldo County is located in Belfast. Belfast lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Perkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
  • Osgood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Osgood Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood Cemetery
  • Branch Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Branch Mills Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Libby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
  • Dirigo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dirigo Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirigo Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Hannan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hannan Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannan Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • China Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The China Village Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Village Cemetery
  • China Village Cemetery Extension
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Haskell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
    • Deer Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
    • Lenfest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lenfest Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenfest Cemetery
    • Smithton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smithton Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • China Neck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The China Neck Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Neck Cemetery
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
    • Gove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove Cemetery
    • Hannon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hannon Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon Cemetery
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
    • Whitten Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitten Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Cemetery
    • Quaker Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Quaker Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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:

  • Branch Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
  • Palermo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Palermo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • China
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
  • South China
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Montville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Albion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
  • South Montville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
  • Razorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Razorville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • Burkettville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burkettville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Appleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • West Searsmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • East Vassalboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lucas Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Vassalboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
    • South Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Coopers Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stickney Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Appleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Slab City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Benton Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Knox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Knox is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Vassalboro
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Waldo 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 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Waldo 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 #563745  (Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #563745 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: Waldo
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palermo
      • Location given for Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4178484     Lon: -69.4280978
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Waldo, 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 obstructions 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.