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A visit to the Centennial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Centennial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Centennial Cemetery (FG ID #47080)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Centennial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centennial Cemetery

Lat:   35.4658°   (35° 27' 56")

Lon:   -81.9205°   (-81° 55' 13")

The cemetery is located in Rutherford County<3>.

As an estimate, the Centennial Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Rutherfordton.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the south southwest of the Centennial Cemetery .

Name Variations for Centennial Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Centennial United Methodist Church Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Centennial Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Centennial Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
  • Union Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thermal City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
  • Ruth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Vein Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherfordton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spindale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <7>
  • Washburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bostic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <7>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
    • Forest City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rutherford County
    • Hollis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
    • Alexander Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
    • Sandy Mush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brindletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <7>
    • New House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Providence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
    • Patten
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Centennial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centennial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Centennial Cemetery:

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 Centennial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1008420  (Centennial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1008420 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rutherfordton North
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 330
    • Location given for GNIS #1008420 (Centennial Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #47080

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Centennial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4658, Longitude: -81.9205    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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