Welcome to Centralville ...
So far, we found very little information about Centralville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Centralville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centralville, please Contact Us.
Centralville would have been located within present day Wilson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Centralville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Centralville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Centralville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Centralville was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Centralville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Centralville - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centralville.
Communities near Centralville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centralville.
- Nashville - Davidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Murphree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <7>
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <7>
- Gallatin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <7>
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <7>
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <7>
- La Vergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <7>
- Morrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Goodlettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodlettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlettsville
- Goodlettsville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlettsville <7>
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 Centralville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centralville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centralville. 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 Centralville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centralville. See our Newspapers Page for Centralville.
Adding Centralville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Centralville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centralville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Centralville post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Centralville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Centralville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centralville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Centralville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Centralville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |