A visit to the Centennial 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 Centennial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centennial Cemetery:
35.7673, -83.8907
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centennial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just to the west of the Centennial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centennial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Centennial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Piney Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Piney Level Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Level Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Old Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Maryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pecks Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGinley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGinley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Laws Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Laws Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Chapel Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Keebles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centennial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Chelsey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bonny Kate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Binfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Whites Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Wear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Oak City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Ebenezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Centennial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centennial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Knoxville
- Maryville
- Seymour
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Centennial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Centennial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1642455 (Centennial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642455 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maryville
- Location given for Centennial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7673067 Lon: -83.890734
- 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 Blount, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centennial 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. |