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Welcome to Central Point ...

Central Point is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Central Point: Central Pt.

Central Point is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Central Point: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Central Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Central Point - they are located in Oregon (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Central Point ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Point ...

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

Adding Central Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central Point 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 (so far) for Central Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central Point post office opened in 1838. The Central Point post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Central Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Central Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/