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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Central during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Central was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Central (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Central. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Central is located in Anderson County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson County: Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Linn, Miami & Woodson.

Below are the counties that are near Central. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Central)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Mont Ida
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
      • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
    • Harris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Anderson County
    • Garnett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Welda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Westphalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Bush City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Greeley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
    • Lone Elm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Kincaid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Allen County
    • Carlyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Allen County
    • Mildred
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • Bayard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Iola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
    • Gas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Gas is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • La Harpe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bassett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Moran
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Moran has also been known as:
      • Moran City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
  • Bourbon County
    • Bronson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <2>
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Aliceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
      • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
    • Agricola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Halls Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
      • Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
    • Le Roy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Strawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Ottumwa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
      • Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
    • Jacobs Creek Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
      • Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
    • Lebo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gridley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Richmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Homewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Princeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ransomville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Lane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Lane has also been known as:
      • Lane City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
    • Pomona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
    • Richter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Ottawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
    • Imes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
      • Imes is located in Franklin County
    • Rantoul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Ottawa Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
      • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Peoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
    • Goodrich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Blue Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • Cadmus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Critzer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Stanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Osawatomie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Melvern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
      • Melvern is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Melvern has also been known as:
      • Melvin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
    • Quenemo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
      • Quenemo is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Quenemo has also been known as:
      • Quenemo Agency
    • Olivet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Lyndon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Vassar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
    • Neosho Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Piqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Woodson County
    • Athens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Woodson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central, see our County-by-County Page for Central.

Newspapers Published in Central ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Central:

Cemeteries Near Central ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.

  • Central City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central City Cemetery
  • Amish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
  • Mont Ida Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mont Ida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mont Ida Cemetery
  • Hyatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Baird Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baird Cemetery
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
  • Wardell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Welda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Teresa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Teresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Teresa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Westphalia City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garnett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Horn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Central had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.

  • Mont Ida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
    • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
  • Glenlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
    • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
  • Harris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Anderson County
  • Garnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Westphalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Welda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
    • Welda is located in Anderson County
  • Scipio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scipio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Anderson County
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aliceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
    • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
  • Colony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Silkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
    • Silkville is located in Franklin County
    • Silkville has also been known as:
    • Boissiere Silk Farm
    • Valeton
  • Bush City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Bush City is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Agricola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Central and then turned east". While Central could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Central as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Central could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Central.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2722, Longitude: -95.3836       In this case, the coordinates for Central have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Central, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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