Welcome to Central ...

Central is located in Hot Spring County<1>.

Central is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Central: 501

Communities Also Named Central ...

While we believe that this Central is located in Hot Spring County, we know of another 4 Arkansas communities named Central. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Cross, Sebastian and Sevier County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 55 communities that are also named Central - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Central ...

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

• Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>
• Malvern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <3>
• Arkadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <3>
• Haskell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskell is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <3>
• Rockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Caddo Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
• Traskwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Traskwood is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
• Leola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leola is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <3>
• Tull
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tull is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
• Midway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 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 Central. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central ...

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