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Centerville’s history is
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The story

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The first post office in Centerville was established in March 1855. Currently, Centerville has a post office with ZIP Code 66014. The Kansas City branch of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad runs through Centerville. The railroad supported local industries, a grain elevator and a passenger depot. The old Amoco Pumphouse building was converted to an event venue in 2007.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Centerville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Centerville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Landers Creek Bridge in Liberty, 4.5 miles away.

Centerville and the nearest listed places

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Landers Creek BridgeHugh M. and Rachel A. Brook HouseLinn County CourthouseOld Linn County JailAnderson County CourthouseSpencer's Crossing Bridge

Closest to Centerville

Landers Creek BridgeLiberty · Structure4.5miHugh M. and Rachel A. Brook HouseBlue Mound · Building8.7miLinn County CourthouseMound City · Built 188510.7miOld Linn County JailMound City · Built 186710.7miAnderson County CourthouseGarnett · Built 190114mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Landers Creek Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Centerville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Centerville’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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