Centerville is one of the seven villages in the Town of

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on Cape Cod. Located on the South Side of Barnstable, Centerville is primarily residential, and includes a small business district as well as several notable

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es. It has its own elementary school and public library, and is home to the Centerville Historic District and the Centerville Historical Museum. Centerville contains the neighborhood of Craigville, which includes Craigville Beach. Centerville was originally named Chequaquet (meaning "pleasant harbor"). Centerville is the location of the award-winning, independent

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shop on South Main Street near the intersection with Old Stage Road. It is also home to the

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, mentioned on ''

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''s 2010 "

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" episode. Located on Pine Street is the St. Francis Xavier cemetery, which is the final resting place for

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and her husband

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. In late June 1993,

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, who portrayed Steve Urkel on the sitcom ''

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'', performed in a one-man production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in front of the Centerville Public Library. The American composer

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frequently summered in Centerville during the 1920s and 1930s.

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External links

Centerville Public Library
Populated coastal places in Massachusetts Villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts Villages in Massachusetts {{BarnstableCountyMA-geo-stub