Official Name: | Centerton, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Centerton |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Clay |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.5161°N -86.3958°W |
Elevation Ft: | 630 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46151 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-11782[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830471 |
Centerton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Centerton was laid out in 1854.[3] A post office was established at Centerton in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[4]
Centerton is located northeast of the center of Morgan County. Indiana State Road 67 runs along the western edge of the community, leading south 8miles to Martinsville, the county seat, and north 7miles to Mooresville. Downtown Indianapolis is to the northeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centerton CDP has an area of, all land.[1] The community is in the valley of the White River, which passes to the south.
Grade school students attend Centerton Elementary School, a part of the school district of Martinsville. Students from Centerton also attend Bell Intermediate Academy, John R. Wooden Middle School, and Martinsville High School.[5]
Centerton was the childhood home of basketball coach John Wooden, whose family farm sits on the edge of town (with historical marker), and where the Johnny Wooden Interurban parkway runs.