Welcome to Central City ...

So far, we found very little information about Central City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Central City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Central City, please Contact Us.

Central City would have been located within present day Nemaha County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Time Zone: The area where Central City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Central City would have been located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Central City ...

While we believe that this Central City is located in Nemaha County, we know of another 4 Kansas communities named Central City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Decatur and Lyon County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Central City - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Central City ...

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

• Sabetha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
  • Sabetha is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabetha <3>
• Seneca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
• Pawnee City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee City
  • Pawnee City is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee City <3>
• Humboldt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Richardson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
• Centralia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
• Axtell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Table Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <3>
• Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
• Morrill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Morrill is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Corning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central City.

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

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

Adding Central City to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Central City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central City post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/