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Welcome to Center ...

So far, we found very little information about Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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


Center would have been located within present day Hancock County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Center is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Center was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Center was located: 228

Communities Also Named Center ...

While we believe that this Center is located in Hancock County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Center. Those communities are located in the following counties: Attala, Neshoba, Union and Webster County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 57 communities that are also named Center - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Kansas (7), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (6), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center.

Websites for Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Center, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Center ...

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

  • Picayune
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamondhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pearl River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>
  • Necaise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Juniper Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Nicholson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Kiln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Napoleon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon

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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center - 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.