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A visit to the Centerville 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 Centerville Cemetery ...

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

42.4806, -78.2542

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Centerville Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Centerville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Centerville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
  • Cadwell Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
  • Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
    • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Cemetery
    • Salem Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640270 <5>
  • Rushford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rushford Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Cemetery
  • Podonque Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Podonque Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podonque Cemetery
  • Sandusky Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Old Burying Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old Burying Grounds is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Grounds
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Hume Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hume Village Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Village Cemetery
    • Alger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
      • The Siloam Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hooper Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66299 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Dole Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dole Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Cemetery
    • Lyonsburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lyonsburg Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsburg Cemetery

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]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.

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

  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Rushford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hume
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bliss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Caneadea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiscoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • East Koy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
  • Elton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Oramel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Arcade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Smiths Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Belfast
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Delevan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
    • Machias
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • West Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Java
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyons Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Black Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Castile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Centerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Centerville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Centerville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2057585  (Centerville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2057585 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 572 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freedom
      • Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4806188     Lon: -78.2541791
      • 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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- Centerville 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.