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Welcome to Central ...

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


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


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

Central is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Central might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Central would be found within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Central ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Central - 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.

Communities near Central ...

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

  • Garnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Le Roy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<2> 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Strawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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.<2> 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central ...

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

Adding Central to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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 north 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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