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 Grundy County<2>.
The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Centerville is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Centerville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Centerville once stood is in the (815) and (779)<5> area codes.
Websites for Centerville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.grundychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Centerville, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Centerville ...
While we believe that this Centerville is located in Grundy County, we know of another 6 Illinois communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun, Knox, Macoupin, Morgan, Piatt and White County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, 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.
- Shorewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Shorewood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <6>
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <6>
- Channahon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
- Channahon is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <6>
- Minooka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Minooka is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <6>
- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <6>
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
- Braidwood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <6>
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Marseilles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <6>
- Dwight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Diamond is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
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.
Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Centerville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centerville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |