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History · Centerville

Centerville dates to 1958

Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Centerville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1960.

1958founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Centerville began

When was Centerville founded?

1958

Centerville dates its founding to 1958 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 290 in 19602020 census: 8,22868 years

How historic is Centerville?

D−

Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1889.
History grade

What drives Centerville’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Centerville is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Centerville’s overall grade.
Founding era1958, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.6) · typical GA town 3.8% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical GA town 10.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
NewerOlder
Georgia towns of 2,500+ (263)#262 of 263

Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Centerville’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1958.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Centerville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Centerville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Centerville, and 7 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Centerville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Centerville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Hattie, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Ashlund RidgeBetty Mobile Home ParkCrestwood EstatesFairview EstatesMolena Mobile Home ParkPlacid Acres Mobile Home ParkSedgefield
1cemetery inside Centerville
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Centerville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Centerville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Centerville is a city in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The city is a part of the larger Macon-Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area. It was incorporated March 25, 1958. As of the 2020 census, Centerville had a population of 8,228. The city's central location, proximity to major highways and interstates, and excellent quality of life makes it one of the top bedroom communities in Georgia. In 2016, Centerville was ranked 7th Happiest City in Georgia by zippia.com, a website devoted to career-related rankings.

Centerville was established in 1958. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,148 to 8,228 (+15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Centerville, 1889 to 1958

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889Post officeThe Hattie post office opens
  3. 1892Post officeThe Hattie post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1958
    FoundingCenterville is established
By decade

Centerville, decade by decade

Today8 recent
Your Pie2021Your PieInterior of Del Taco2021Interior of Del TacoHouston County Public Library Centerville Branch2021Houston County Public Library Centerville BranchEl Cotija Mexican Restaurant2021El Cotija Mexican RestaurantDel Taco2021Del TacoCenterville Water Tower2021Centerville Water TowerHOCO Galleria2017HOCO GalleriaGAMap-doton-Centerville2005GAMap-doton-Centerville
On the map

Centerville on the map, 1956 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Centerville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Centerville on the 1956 USGS mapCenterville on the 1973 USGS map1956Warner Robins sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Centerville.

People over time

Centerville, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00019601980200020208,228

Grew from 290 people in 1960 to 8,228 in 2020, more than tenfold.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Centerville’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Centerville

Nobody well known was born in Centerville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John PembertonAmerican pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola · b. 1831
Sonny PerdueAmerican politician · b. 1946
Courtney HodgesUnited States general · b. 1887
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Ron SimmonsAmerican football player and professional wrest… · b. 1958
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Alfred BlalockAmerican surgeon · b. 1899
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William FieldsAmerican rower · b. 1929
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Warner Robins1 historic placeD

Questions about Centerville’s history

What year was Centerville founded?

In 1958, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Centerville’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1960 counted 290 people here.

How does Centerville rank for history?

Centerville is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Centerville?

0.0% of Centerville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 2001.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (8), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.