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Introduction ...

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 City (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 City. 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 doctors 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 City is located in Jasper County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Cherokee (KS), Crawford (KS), Barton, Dade, Lawrence & Newton.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Central City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Iron Gates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
      • Iron Gates is located in Jasper County
    • Joplin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lone Elm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
    • Klondike
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Jasper County
    • Thoms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
      • Thoms is located in Jasper County
    • East Joplin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
      • East Joplin is located in Jasper County
    • Carl Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
      • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <2>
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jasper County
    • Smithfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Jasper County
    • Airport Drive
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Oakland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
      • Oakland Park is located in Jasper County
    • Rex City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rex City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
      • Rex City is located in Jasper County
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Nashville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barton County
    • Mindenmines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <2>
    • Oakton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
      • Oakton is located in Barton County
  • McDonald County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • May
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in McDonald County
    • Goodman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in McDonald County
    • Tiff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Cliff Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Dennis Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Redings Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Loma Linda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Leawood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leawood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Leawood is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Spring City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
      • Spring City is located in Newton County
    • Saginaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Silver Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Newton County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
    • Racine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Racine is located in Newton County
  • Cherokee County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • East Galena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
      • East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Galena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
    • South Galena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
      • South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Empire City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Badger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
      • Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Lowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Lowell has also been known as:
      • Lowell Station
    • Riverton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crestline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
      • Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Lawton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Baxter Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
      • Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Baxter Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
      • Quaker is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Opolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
      • Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Kirkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Klendike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
      • Klendike is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Cherokee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Lone Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Cornell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Frontenac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
      • Frontenac is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
    • Capaldo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
      • Capaldo is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Beulah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Monmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Labette County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Chetopa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
      • Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <2>
    • Oswego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Labette County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <2>
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
    • Peoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
      • Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Quapaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quapaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
      • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <2>
    • Picher ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardin
      • Cardin is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 3 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardin <2>
    • Commerce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
    • North Miami
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Ottawa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Wyandotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
      • Wyandotte is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyandotte <2>
    • Miami
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <2>
    • Dotyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)

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

Newspapers Published in Central City ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central City, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central City.

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 City:

Cemeteries Near Central City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central City.

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 City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Galena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
  • Parkway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkway Cemetery
  • Peace Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Joplin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Church Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ritchie Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Faith Community Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Community Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Community Church Cemetery
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Joplin.
      • The Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ozark Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30712 <5>
    • Messer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Mills - Cox 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>

While we didn't find Central City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central City.

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

  • Galena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blendville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
    • Blendville is located in Jasper County
  • Joplin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Joplin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
    • West Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Empire City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Tuckahoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
  • Thoms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County
  • Smithfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Jasper County
  • East Joplin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
    • East Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Carl Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
    • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <2>
  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saginaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Webb City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
      • Hornet is located in Newton County

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

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 Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0856, Longitude: -94.5836       In this case, the coordinates for Central City 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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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