A visit to the Old 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 Old Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Center Cemetery:
36.1460, -80.7134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies just to the east southeast of the Old Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandons Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swaims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaims Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Hanes Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hanes Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Grove Cemetery
- South Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gospel Way Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gospel Way Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Way Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Shacktown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shacktown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacktown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pilot View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Union Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville 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 Old Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Branon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Yadkinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Marler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Courtney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cycle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Windsors Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Houstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Wyo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Elkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Stony Knoll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
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 Old Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yadkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Jonesville
- Yadkinville
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 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 Old Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yadkin 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 Old Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731773 (Old Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731773 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: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yadkinville
- Location given for Old Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.145969 Lon: -80.7133988
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Old 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. |
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