Welcome to Centre ...
So far, we found very little information about Centre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Centre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centre, please Contact Us.
Centre would have been located within present day Pearl River County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Centre is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Centre was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Centre was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Centre ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Centre: This one is located in Pearl River County and the other is located in Attala County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 10 communities that are also named Centre - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centre.
Communities near Centre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centre.
- Bogalusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Picayune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Juniper Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Necaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Smith Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Varnado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Centre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centre. 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 Centre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centre. See our Newspapers Page for Centre.
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 Centre, 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 Pearl River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Centre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Centre area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |