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Welcome to Center Valley ...

Center Valley is located in Hendricks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Center Valley: Center Vly. (or less commonly used: Center Vally. or Center Vlly.)

Center Valley is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Center Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Center Valley (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Center Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Center Valley: This one is located in Hendricks County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 6 communities that are also named Center Valley - they are located in Arkansas, New York, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Center Valley ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
    • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <3>
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Speedway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mooresville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bargersville
    (18 miles [29 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 Center Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Valley ...

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

Adding Center Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Valley 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 Center Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Center Valley post office opened in 1893.

We also found Center Valley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Hendricks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Valley - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/