A visit to the 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
41.1520, -80.1270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies just to the northwest of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- North Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carpenders Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenders Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
- Volant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- White Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Zahniser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahniser Cemetery
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Irwin Cemetery
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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Courtneys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Swamproot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- North Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Volant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slippery Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barkeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Branchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Perrine Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Nectarine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- New Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Grant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Hallston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Coolspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1171426 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1171426 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mercer
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1520042 Lon: -80.1270045
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |