Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Centre (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Centre. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Centre is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Centre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centre:
- Perry County (The home county of Centre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Bixler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Cisna Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Kistler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Landisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
- Landisburg is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <2>
- Alinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Elliottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Eshcol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- New Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germantown
- New Germantown is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germantown <2>
- Blain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
- Blain is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
- Mecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Idaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Gardners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners
- Gardners is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardners <2>
- Gargol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Latimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Aspers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
- Aspers is located in Adams County
- Aspers has also been known as:
- Bendersville Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <2>
- Bendersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
- Bendersville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <2>
- York Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
- York Springs is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <2>
- Trust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Arendtsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
- Arendtsville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <2>
- Biglerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
- Biglerville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <2>
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Bloomfield
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Bears Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Newville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <2>
- Caprivi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Schlusser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Big Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
- Middlesex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <2>
- Huntsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Barnitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Dauphin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin
- Dauphin is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dauphin <2>
- Fort Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <2>
- Stone Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Hillside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <2>
- Penbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Paxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Enders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Enterline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Doylestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Mowersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Newbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Orrstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
- Orrstown is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <2>
- Pleasant Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Cheesetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Aughwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Shirleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleysburg
- Shirleysburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirleysburg <2>
- Neelyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <2>
- Shade Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
- Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <2>
- Orbisonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
- Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <2>
- Rockhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Birdville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Mapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Mill Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
- Pogue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Ennisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Doyles Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- East Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Old Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <2>
- Reeds Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Perulack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
- Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <2>
- Peru Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Locust Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Juniata Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Lewistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <2>
- Mattawana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Paintersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Burnham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Burnham is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
- Highland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- McVeytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
- McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <2>
- Alfarata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Yeagertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeagertown
- Yeagertown is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeagertown <2>
- Atkinson Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Bannerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Beaver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Middle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Benfer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Beavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Siddonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Andersontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Dillsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Dillsburg is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <2>
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Mount Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in York County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centre, see our County-by-County Page for Centre.
Newspapers Published in Centre ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centre, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centre.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Centre:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegheny County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dauphin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntingdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juniata County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mifflin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Snyder County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- York County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Perry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Perry County
Cemeteries Near Centre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centre.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blain Cemetery
- Landisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landisburg Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClures Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClures Gap Cemetery
- Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Academia Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45327 <5>
- McCoysville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoysville Cemetery
- East Waterford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Waterford Cemetery
- Eby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eby Cemetery
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- Kilmer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilmer Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWilliams Cemetery
- Kilmer Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Centre had a population of 186 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centre, with the one closest to Centre listed first.
- Cisna Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Bixler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Kistler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Andersonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
- Andersonburg is located in Perry County
- Landisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
- Landisburg is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <2>
- Saville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Alinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Elliottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Roseburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Spruce Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Mannsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Mannsville is located in Perry County
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- Eshcol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
- Honey Grove is located in Juniata County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <2>
- Eshcol
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centre.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/
The official website for State 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Centre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3562, Longitude: -77.4072 In this case, the coordinates for Centre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |