A visit to the Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
35.4159, -86.4764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north northeast of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Gammill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gammill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Barrett - Carlisle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Reaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reaves Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Gabbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gabbert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbert Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Old Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Hastings Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Countyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Raus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cascade Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Vannatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319265 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319265 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4159079 Lon: -86.4763829
- 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 Bedford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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