Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Centreville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Centreville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Centreville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Centerville.
You might see Centrevill Centreeville instead of Centreville.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Centreville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centreville.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Centreville is primarily located in Wilkinson County. A portion of Centreville extends into Amite County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkinson County: Concordia (LA), East Feliciana (LA), West Feliciana (LA), Adams, Amite & Franklin.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Centreville. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centreville:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Centreville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wilkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Adams County
- Jeannette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Gloster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gillsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Glading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- White Apple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roxie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bude
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Pride
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Port Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Blairstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Slaughter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Grangeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Rogillioville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Bains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Weyanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centreville, see our County-by-County Page for Centreville.
Cemeteries Near Centreville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centreville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Centreville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centreville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Winans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centreville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- James Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Centreville had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Centreville had a population of 1,392 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Ariel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ariel is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
- Tatum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tatum is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Olio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Gloster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Coles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Wilkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Felixville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centreville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centreville.
Newspapers Published in Centreville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centreville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centreville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centreville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Centreville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Franklin County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centreville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Centreville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |