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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Centerville is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Washington County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Hope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lewis City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Carolina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Ashaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Coggeshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Kitts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- West Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Gortons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Rice City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Coventry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Arkwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- West Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Clarks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Brenton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Lawtons
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Sakonnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Clayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Kent ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Ashland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Foster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Simmons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Chopmist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Scituate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- North Scituate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Cranston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Johnston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- Crowley Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Crowley Corner
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Voluntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Voluntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voluntown <2>
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Glasgo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgo
- Glasgo is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgo <2>
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stonington <2>
- Griswold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pawcatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
- Pawcatuck is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <2>
- Mashantucket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashantucket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashantucket
- Mashantucket is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mashantucket <2>
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
- Clarks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Wequetequock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wequetequock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jewett City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <2>
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Conantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <2>
- Mansfield City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Ekonk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Oneco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <2>
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Almyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Moosup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup
- Moosup is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosup <2>
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Canterbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canterbury <2>
- Central Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Village <2>
- Canterbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Wauregan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauregan
- Wauregan is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauregan <2>
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Globe Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the State Archives
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Henry Maryott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Maryott Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Maryott Plot
- Rockville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockville Cemetery
- Robert Browning Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Browning Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Browning Plot
- Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyon Plot
- Burdick Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdick Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdick Plot
- Nathaniel Hall Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nathaniel Hall Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nathaniel Hall Plot
- Francis Tanner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Tanner Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Tanner Plot
- Fenner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenner Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenner Plot
- Carpenter Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Plot
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Smith Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Plot
- Continue List (675 more) ...
- Avis Barber Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Avis Barber Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avis Barber Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Wyoming.
- The Avis Barber Lot has also been known as:
- Avis Barber Plot
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avis Barber Lot
- Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot
- Larkin Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Plot
- Avis Barber Lot
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.<5>
While we didn't find Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Laurel Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Clarks Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Carolina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Escoheag
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wood River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Ashaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Potter Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
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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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5223, Longitude: -71.7465 In this case, the coordinates for Centerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |