Welcome to Centerville ...
Centerville is located in Lamoille County<1>.
The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Centerville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Centerville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Centerville is within the boundaries of the (802) area code.
Communities Also Named Centerville ...
While we believe that this Centerville is located in Lamoille County, we know of another 2 Vermont communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rutland and Windsor County.
Beyond Vermont, 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, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, 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.
- Morristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Waterbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Stowe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Underhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hardwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Enosburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <4>
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerville ...
Looking for more information about Centerville? 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 Centerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centerville.
Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Centerville 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 Centerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Centerville post office opened in 1895.
We also found Centerville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Lamoille, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |