RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Hale County >> Center Plains CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Center Plains Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Center Plains Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Center Plains Cemetery (FG ID #2848).

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 Plains Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Plains Cemetery:

34.0513, -101.9933

The Center Plains Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Cotton Center.

The cemetery is located in Hale County<3>.

The county seat for Hale County is located in Plainview. Plainview lies 18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast of the Center Plains Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Center Plains Cemetery.

Establishment of the Center Plains Cemetery ...

The Center Plains Cemetery was established in 1892.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Center Plains Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Center Plains Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Plains Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abernathy
  • Anton
    • Anton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Center Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
  • Hale Center
  • Hale City - Historic
  • Hart
    • Hart lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Center Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Kress
    • Kress lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Center Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kress.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress
  • Littlefield
  • Olton
    • Olton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Center Plains Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olton
  • Plainview
  • Shallowater

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 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 Plains Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hale 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 Plains Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2848

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1354199  (Center Plains Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354199 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: Hale
      • Est. Elev: 1063 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hale Center SW
      • Location given for Center Plains Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0509137     Lon: -101.993511
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- Center Plains Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.