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. 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 Centenary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centenary Cemetery:
35.0298, -87.9659
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centenary Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Centenary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centenary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Centenary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centenary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- McFalls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McFalls Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFalls Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
- Roundtop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roundtop Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery
- The Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Francis - King - Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22872 <5>
- Gean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gean Cemetery
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Petty Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Branch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Branch Cemetery
- Cossey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cossey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossey Cemetery
- Faint Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Faint Hope Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faint Hope Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Old Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Balentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Balentine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balentine Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
- Cave Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Hollow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Weatherford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
- Hollands Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Old Darby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Darby Cemetery
- Old Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hayes Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Old Dodd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Dodd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dodd Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Stribling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stribling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Cemetery
- Stribling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stribling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Cemetery
- Lutts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lutts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Cypress Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Threet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lowryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bruton Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Short
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Collinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Pyburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- McGee Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Zip City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne 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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Centenary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280113 (Centenary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280113 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ransom Stand
- Location given for Centenary Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0298062 Lon: -87.9658651
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centenary 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. |