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Welcome to Centennial City ...

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

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


Centennial City would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Centennial City is 4,010 feet [1,222 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Centennial City is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Centennial City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Centennial City was located: 605

Communities near Centennial City ...

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

  • Spearfish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <5>
  • Sturgis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Belle Fourche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
    • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <5>
  • Lead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <5>
  • North Spearfish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Deadwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Piedmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Trojan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
    • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people

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

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

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centennial City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centennial City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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