New Centreville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Centreville
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 21, 2024
1. New Centreville Marker
Gephartsburg and New Lexington
Founded 1834
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 39° 56.631′ N, 79° 11.327′ W. Marker is in New Centreville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of New Centerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) and Jubilee Street, on the right when traveling south on New Centerville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2859 New Centerville Rd, Rockwood PA 15557, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Gideons German Reformed and Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. William M. Schrock's Civil War Regiment Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named New Centreville (approx. half a mile away); Dedicated to the Glorious Youth of This Community (approx. 2 miles away); Rockwood (approx. 2.7 miles away); Maynard Ralph Sembower (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 21, 2024
2. New Centreville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
