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History · Centertown

Centertown’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Centertown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Centertown is a town in Warren County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Centertown had a population of 297.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 243 to 297 (+22%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Centertown yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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Famous people close to Centertown

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Dottie WestDottie WestMcMinnville · 8 miJimmy ClevelandJimmy ClevelandWartrace · 27 miJames W. ThrockmortonJames W. ThrockmortonSparta · 29 miSLSamuel C. LindMcMinnville · 8 miJohn Houston SavageJohn Houston SavageMcMinnville · 8 miFoster V. BrownFoster V. BrownSparta · 29 mi
By decade

Centertown, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Centertown is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Centertown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is My Grandfather's House in McMinnville, 6.9 miles away.

Centertown and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Centertown. Tap a dot.
My Grandfather's HouseBlack HouseStone-Pennebaker HouseFalconhurstMcMinnville Hydroelectric StationCity Cemetery

Closest to Centertown

My Grandfather's HouseMcMinnville · Built 18176.9miBlack HouseMcMinnville · Built 18258.6miStone-Pennebaker HouseMcMinnville · Built 18578.6miFalconhurstMcMinnville · Building8.6miMcMinnville Hydroelectric StationMcMinnville · Built 19238.7mi

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. My Grandfather's House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Centertown?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Centertown’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Morrison📜 McMinnville📜 Woodbury📜 Viola
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