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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   37.6057°   (37° 36' 20")

Lon:   -76.5940°   (-76° 35' 38")

The Centenary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Saluda. Saluda lies just to the northwest of the Centenary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Centenary Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arthur Lee Family Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middlesex Memorial Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Hermitage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermitage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermitage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hermitage Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Metropolitan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metropolitan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metropolitan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Corrotoman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corrotoman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corrotoman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Lower UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Memorial Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Claybrook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claybrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claybrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Union Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Shiloh Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Hockley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hockley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hockley Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Irvington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Irvington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Christ Church Burying Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Church Burying Ground is located in Lancaster County
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County

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]<2> of the Centenary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Centenary 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 Centenary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex 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 begin 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 Centenary Cemetery:

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 #1464664  (Centenary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1464664 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Saluda
    • County: Middlesex         Elev: 28
    • Location given for GNIS #1464664 (Centenary Cemetery)

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Centenary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6057, Longitude: -76.5940    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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