Welcome to Centre ...

Centre is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Centre has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centre, 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.

Centre is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Centre lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Centre: (717)

Communities Also Named Centre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Centre: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Juniata County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Centre - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario and Vermont.

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

Communities near Centre ...

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

• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Lewistown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Newport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Newville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Mifflintown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Millerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Millerstown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerstown <4>
• Thompsontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <4>
• Mifflin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people

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 Centre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centre.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centre. 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 Centre.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centre ...

Looking for more information about Centre? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Centre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centre.

Adding Centre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centre in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centre was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/