Abandoned Record
About Centerville
This is a site record: what public sources say about Centerville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Centerville is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Centerville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1912 Gillespie sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Gillespie sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Decatur sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Decatur sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Bunker Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Litchfield sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1998 Bunker Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Centerville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Illinois index.
- Miles Station7.3 mi W · Macoupin
- Macoupin7.9 mi N · Macoupin
- Challacombe11.2 mi NW · Macoupin
- Comer13.3 mi N · Macoupin
- Enos13.9 mi N · Macoupin
- Hagaman15.4 mi N · Macoupin
- Womac15.6 mi NE · Macoupin
- Anderson18.2 mi NE · Macoupin
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Centerville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).