Centerville, Gwinnett County, Georgia

This article is about the unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Georgia. For the city of the same name in Houston County, Ga, see Centerville, Georgia.

Centerville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°48′13″N84°02′35″W / 33.80361°N 84.04306°W / 33.80361; -84.04306
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Gwinnett
Elevation [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2010)(Centerville and Snellville combined)
• Total	18,242
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	30039
Area codes	770, 678, 404
FIPS code	1371604
GNIS feature ID	312513 [1]

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. ^[1] Centerville is located south of Snellville and is situated around the intersections of State Routes 124 and 264. A part of Rockdale County may also be considered to be in Centerville.

History

A post office was in operation at Centerville from 1878 until 1903. ^{[2] [3]} An early variant name was "Sneezer". ^[2]

Education

The Centerville area is served by Gwinnett County Public Schools. ^[4]

The area has the Centerville Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library system, ^[5] which shares a building with the Centerville Community Center and the Snellville Branch that is neighbor to Thomas W. Briscoe Park in Snellville.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 38. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
4. "Centerville ES / Homepage". gcpsk12.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
5. "Library Branches and Directions". gwinnettpl.org. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2021.