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>.
The location of Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Center is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Center was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Center once stood is in the (228) area code.
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 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.
Communities near Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center.
- Picayune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
- Picayune is located in Pearl River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
- Diamondhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
- Poplarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
- Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
- Pearl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
- Necaise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Juniper Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Nicholson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Kiln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
- Kiln is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <5>
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |