Welcome to Centerton ...

Centerton is located in Huron County<1>.

The location of Centerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Centerton: SEHN-tuhr-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Centerton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Centerton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Centerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Centerton - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana and New Jersey (2).

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

Communities near Centerton ...

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

• Norwalk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Bellevue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Clyde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• New London
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <5>
• Milan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Monroeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Green Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <5>

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 Centerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centerton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerton ...

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

Adding Centerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerton 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 Centerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Centerton post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/