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Centerville

Ghost town · Indiana County, Pennsylvania

New Florence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
New Florence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Centerville is a ghost town in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 3 former communities in Indiana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centerville as a historical populated place on the New Florence topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3895° N, 79.0734° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Florence
Elevation1,078 ft
Nearest living townNew Florence, PA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1209293
Coordinates40.38952, -79.07336

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What's there now

Centerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Florence, PA (population 670), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,078 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Centerville?

Centerville is in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3895, -79.0734.

How many ghost towns are in Indiana County?

Indiana County, Pennsylvania has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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