A visit to the Centenary 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 Centenary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centenary Cemetery:
39.6056, -91.2465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centenary Cemetery is located in Ralls County<2>.
The county seat for Ralls County is located in New London. New London lies just to the west of the Centenary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centenary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Centenary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centenary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sinklear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sinklear Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinklear Cemetery
- Schindler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Schindler Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schindler Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Kiethley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kiethley Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiethley Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Hascall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hascall Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hascall Cemetery
- Salt River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salt River Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River Cemetery
- Matson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Matson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matson Cemetery
- Busch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Epperson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of New London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28612 <5>
- Haden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marble Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marble Creek Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Gerry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerry Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Scantland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scantland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scantland Cemetery
- Hostetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hostetter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostetter Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkmeier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brinkmeier Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkmeier Cemetery
- Tapley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tapley Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapley Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Gard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centenary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centenary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Ashburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cave City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Frankford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shepherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fall Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Barry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- El Dara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Louisiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
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 Centenary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ralls County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centenary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Barry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Centenary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Center
- Frankford
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Centenary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Louisiana
- New Canton
- New London
- Payson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Centenary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ralls 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 Centenary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #715624 (Centenary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715624 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: Ralls
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashburn
- Location given for Centenary Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6056016 Lon: -91.2465329
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Ralls, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Centenary 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. |