A visit to the Centerville 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 Centerville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Centerville Cemetery:
35.8259, -88.7612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Centerville Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Centerville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Centerville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- Mariah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mariah Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariah Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Rose Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- Lavinia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lavinia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
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- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17226 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centerville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goat City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Sitka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Medina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lavinia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Three Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Whitthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Windy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Claybrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Whitway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Centerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Centerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Humboldt
- Jackson
- Milan
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Centerville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Centerville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280156 (Centerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280156 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Medina
- Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8259004 Lon: -88.7611697
- 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 Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville 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. |