Welcome to Centropolis ...
Centropolis is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Centropolis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Centropolis is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Centropolis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Centropolis: 785
Communities Also Named Centropolis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Centropolis - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centropolis.
Communities near Centropolis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centropolis.
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Lyndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Overbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Centropolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centropolis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centropolis. 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 Centropolis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centropolis. See our Newspapers Page for Centropolis.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centropolis ...
Looking for more information about Centropolis? 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 Centropolis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centropolis.
Adding Centropolis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Centropolis 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 Centropolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Centropolis post office opened in 1858.
We also found Centropolis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Centropolis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centropolis - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |