A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Central Cemetery (FG ID #47081).
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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
35.6583, -81.2133
The Central Cemetery is located in Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the northwest of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
Establishment of the Central Cemetery ...
The Central Cemetery was:
Dedicated in 1990
Name Variations for Central 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.
Central Cemetery has also been known as:
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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conover City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smyres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smyres Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyres Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crowell Memorial UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brookford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Brookford Cemetery is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford Cemetery
- Keener - Shrum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duan is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Startown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Startown is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Witherspoon Crossroad is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Crossroad
- Conover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairgrove is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Mill is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Olivers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drums Crossroads is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murrays Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murrays Hill is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Rhoney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford Park is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Saint Stephens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Stephens is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookford is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Propst Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Propst Crossroads is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Beach is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Viewmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viewmont is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook Village is also located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
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 Central Cemetery. The following communities are located in Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catawba
- Hickory
- Maiden
- Newton
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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 Central Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47081
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #982952 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982952 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6581886 Lon: -81.2131371
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |