Welcome to Central ...

Central is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Central is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Central is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Central lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Central (for example, toward Virden (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Central is located in the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Central: 85531<3>

Websites for Central ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Central, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Central ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Central - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (5), 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.

• Safford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
  • Safford is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <4>
• Bryce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
  • Bryce is located in Graham County
• Cactus Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
• Eden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Graham County
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Graham County
• Solomon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Graham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
• Swift Trail Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
• Ashurst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • Ashurst is located in Graham County
• San Jose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Graham County
• Artesia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Graham County

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.

Adding Central to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central 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 Central was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Central post office opened in 1886.

We also found Central in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/