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Welcome to Central Academy ...

Central Academy is located in Panola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Academy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Central Academy is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Central Academy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Central Academy: 662

Communities near Central Academy ...

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

  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Batesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <3>
  • Water Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <3>
  • Sardis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Como
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
  • Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Courtland is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
  • Taylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Pope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Alesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Academy ...

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

Adding Central Academy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central Academy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Central Academy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central Academy post office opened in 1855.

We also found Central Academy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Academy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central Academy - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/