Welcome to Centro ...

Centro is located in Conejos County<1>.

The location of Centro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Centro is 7,890 feet [2,405 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Centro is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Centro lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Centro: (719)

Communities near Centro ...

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

• Alamosa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa
  • Alamosa is located in Alamosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamosa <4>
• Manassa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
  • Manassa is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <4>
• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• La Jara
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <4>
• Antonito
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonito
  • Antonito is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antonito <4>
• Romeo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Conejos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <4>
• Bountiful
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
• Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
• Conejos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejos
  • Conejos is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conejos <4>
• Henry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Alamosa 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 Centro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centro ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/