Welcome to Central City (aka 'Central') ...

Central City is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Central City is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Central City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Central City: 785

In the past, Central City was named Jerome.

Communities Also Named Central City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Central City - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California, Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, 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 City.

Communities near Central City ...

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

• Garnett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
  • Garnett is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garnett
  • From Central City to Garnett
• Le Roy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Le Roy
  • From Central City to Le Roy
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Central City to Richmond
• Colony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
• Williamsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamsburg
  • From Central City to Williamsburg
• New Strawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Strawn
  • New Strawn is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Strawn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Strawn
  • From Central City to New Strawn
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Central City to Princeton
• 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.<4> 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

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central City ...

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

Adding Central City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central City 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 City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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