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Welcome to Central City ...

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

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


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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Central City is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Central City is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Central City was located: 406

Communities Also Named Central City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Central City - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Central City ...

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

  • Ennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ennis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
  • Sheridan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • McAllister
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pony ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Red Bluff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Twin Bridges
    (24 miles [38.6 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 Central City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central City.

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

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

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