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 Medina County<2>.

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

The pronunciation of Centerville: SEHN-tuhr-vil<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Centerville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Centerville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Centerville still existed, it would have been in the (330) & (234)<6> area codes.

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

While we believe that this Centerville is located in Medina County, we know of another 8 Ohio communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Brown, Clinton, Gallia, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and Wayne County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, 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, 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.

• Elyria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <7>
• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <7>
• Medina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <7>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <7>
• Oberlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <7>
• Grafton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <7>
• Wellington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <7>
• Lodi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <7>
• Lagrange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
  • Lagrange is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <7>
• Seville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <7>

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 Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/