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A visit to the Centenary Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Centenary Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.3517°   (41° 21' 6")

Lon:   -80.1578°   (-80° 9' 28")

The Centenary Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Centenary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Centenary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Perry Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Zahniser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahniser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahniser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sandy Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45647 <5>
  • Yankee Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rocky Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Springs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Sandy Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45908 <5>
  • Millbank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millbank Cemetery
    • The Millbank Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • The Millbank Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fredonia Cemetery
  • Old Cool Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Sheakleyville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheakleyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheakleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheakleyville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Busch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hendersonville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendersonville Cemetery
      • The Hendersonville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • The Hendersonville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henderson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1527739 <5>
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Freeland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Delaware Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centenary Cemetery.

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

  • Stoneboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clarks Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
    • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
  • Sandy Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
  • Fredonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coolspring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
    • Coolspring is located in Mercer County
  • Jackson Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
    • Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <7>
  • Hadley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheakleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
    • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Perrine Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
    • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
  • New Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Kashner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kashner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
    • Kashner is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kremis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kremis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
      • Kremis is located in Mercer County
    • Mercer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Milledgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • Kilgore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Mercer County
    • Leechs Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
      • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Perrys Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
      • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Utica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Polk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Kennard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
    • Osgood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <7>
    • Shenango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
      • Shenango is located in Mercer County

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 Centenary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centenary 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 either 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 Centenary 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 Centenary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1171416  (Centenary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1171416 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: Jackson Center
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 407
    • Location given for GNIS #1171416 (Centenary Cemetery)

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Centenary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3517, Longitude: -80.1578       In this case, the coordinates for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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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