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 Pershing County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Central is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Central is about 1 mile [or ~1½ 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

The Area Code where Central was located: 775

Communities Also Named Central ...

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

• Cosgrave ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cosgrave is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrave
• Lander City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lander City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
• Mill City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
• Puckerbrush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Puckerbrush is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerbrush
• Imlay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Imlay is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <4>
• Neptune City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neptune City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
• Pronto ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pronto is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
• Dun Glen ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dun Glen is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Glen
• Raglan ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Raglan is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglan
• Humboldt City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City

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.