Welcome to Central ...

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

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

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

Central was founded in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Central is 6,590 feet [2,009 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Central is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Central was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Central ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Central: This one is located in Nye County and the other is located in Pershing County.

Beyond Nevada, 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), New Jersey, New Mexico, 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.

• Indian Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Indian Springs has also been known as:
  • Indian Spring
• Peavine ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peavine is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
• Round Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Round Mountain is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <4>
• Belmont ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Belmont is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
• Jefferson ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
• Jett ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jett is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Carvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Carvers is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
• Cloverdale ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Ophir ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Ophir is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir has also been known as:
  • Toiyabe - City
  • Twin River
• Hannapah ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hannapah is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannapah

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.