Welcome to Centennial ...

Centennial is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centennial, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Centennial is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Centennial: (717)

Communities Also Named Centennial ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Centennial: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Centre County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 17 communities that are also named Centennial - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Centennial ...

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

• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Hanover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Gettysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Taneytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Hampstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Manchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• West York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Littlestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
• Emmitsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centennial ...

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

Adding Centennial to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centennial 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 Centennial was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Centennial post office opened in 1876.

We also found Centennial in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centennial.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/