Welcome to Central ...

The village of Central is located in southwest New Mexico.

Central is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

The community of Central is 5,970 feet [1,820 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Central is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Central lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Central (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Central: 575

Communities Also Named Central ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Central - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California, Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Central ...

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

• Silver City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <3>
• Hurley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
• Hanover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Grant County
• Santa Rita ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <3>
• Little Walnut Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Mimbres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
  • Mimbres is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <3>
• Whitewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Grant County
• Old Town
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Luna 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central ...

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

Adding Central to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Central was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Central on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central.