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:
35.4009, -97.0000
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 Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies just to the 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abrams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Abrams Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jent Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jent Cemetery
- Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Minneha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Minneha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha Cemetery
- Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery
- The Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kickapoo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288449 <5>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel UMC Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201917 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137961 <5>
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- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shawnee.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawnee Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98396 <5>
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- McLoud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McLoud Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud Cemetery
- Wakole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wakole Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakole Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Aydelotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- McLoud
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Meeker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bellemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Earlsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Little Axe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Macomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sparks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prague
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Choctaw
- Earlsboro
- Harrah
- Jones
- Macomb
- McLoud
- Meeker
- Prague
- Shawnee
- Sparks
- Tecumseh
- Wellston
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 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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 #1091157 (Centerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091157 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aydelotte
- Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4009015 Lon: -97.0000249
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, 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 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. |
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