Welcome to Centerville ...

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

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

Centerville would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Centerville is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Centerville is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Centerville was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Centerville once stood is in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

While we believe that this Centerville is located in Madison County, we know of another 3 Montana communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaverhead, Cascade and Silver Bow County.

Beyond Montana, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

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

Communities near Centerville ...

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

• Dillon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <5>
• Sheridan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Twin Bridges
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <5>
• Glen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen <5>
• Laurin ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • Laurin is located in Madison County
• Alder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • Alder is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder <5>
• Melrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
• Silver Star
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
  • Silver Star is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <5>
• Glendale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
• Moose Town
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow 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 Centerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centerville.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/