Welcome to Centennial ...
Centennial is located in La Paz County<1>.
The location of Centennial has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Centennial, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Centennial is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Centennial lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Centennial lies within the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Centennial ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Centennial - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centennial.
Communities near Centennial ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centennial.
- Harqua Hala ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harqua Hala. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua Hala
- Harqua Hala is located in La Paz County
- Salome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salome
- Salome is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salome <5>
- Wenden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenden
- Wenden is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenden <5>
- Cullen's Well ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen's Well. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen's Well
- Cullen's Well is located in Maricopa County
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in La Paz County
- Tonopah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
- Vicksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
- Aguila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguila
- Aguila is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguila <5>
- Wintersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg
- Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County
- Harqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Centennial. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centennial.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centennial. See our Newspapers Page for Centennial.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centennial ...
Looking for more information about Centennial? 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 Centennial, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centennial.
Adding Centennial to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Centennial in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centennial was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Centennial post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Centennial.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centennial. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, 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 Centennial - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |