Welcome to Centerville ...

So far, we found very little information about Centerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Centerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centerville, please Contact Us.

Centerville would have been located within present day Sierra County<2>.

The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Centerville is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Centerville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Centerville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Centerville would have been located in the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

While we believe that this Centerville is located in Sierra County, we know of another 5 California communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alpine, Butte, Fresno, Humboldt and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (4), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centerville.

Communities near Centerville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centerville.

• Nevada City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <5>
• Graniteville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
• Goodyears Bar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
  • Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <5>
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Downieville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Downieville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <5>
• Marsh Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• North Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Centerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centerville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centerville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville. See our Newspapers Page for Centerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/