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Welcome to Center ...

Center is located in Winston County<1>.

Center is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Center - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Kansas (7), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (6), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Center ...

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

  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Haleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hackleburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Phil Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brilliant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <3>
  • Lynn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Hodges
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nauvoo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center ...

Looking for more information about Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.