Centerville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in north central Leon County

Leon County, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, United States

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, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Bradfordville

Bradfordville, Florida

Bradfordville is an unincorporated community in northern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is north of Tallahassee and south of the Florida/Georgia state line by at the intersection of US 319 and County Road 0342 . Elevation is 237 feet .- Geography :Bradfordville has rolling hills and...

 and 8 miles (12.8 km) north of Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

 at the intersection of County Road 0342 (Bradfordville Road) and Leon County Road 151

State Road 151 (Florida)

State Road 151, now County Road 151, is a former state route in northeastern Leon County, Florida.Beginning at the junction of State Road 265 and Seventh Avenue, the route runs north along Centerville Road across Capital Circle to County Road 142 in Miccosukee....

 (Centerville Road).

• Elevation: 180 feet (55 m)

Location

Centerville, while rural, encompasses part of a large housing development of Killern Acres and also a few homes on Roberts Road, Centerville Road, and Bradfordville Road. Centerville's boundaries are not distinct but it is fair to say that Centerville is bordered on the north by Felkel

Felkel, Florida

Felkel is an unincorporated community in north central Leon County, Florida, United States located on County Road 59 at Old Centerville Road.Bradley's Country Store Complex is located in Felkel.*Elevation: 157 feet...

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Civil War history

Soldier

Soldier

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s from Centerville enlisted in Company K, 5th Florida Infantry. The following soldiers are interred at Old Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery. None died during any battles.

• Pvt. Andrew Fraser Berry - Born November 1839. Previous resident of Thomasville, Georgia
  Thomasville, Georgia
  Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
  
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• 2nd Lieutenant James B. Conner - Born January 22, 1840 in Leon County. More details
• Pvt. Wesley, R. Felkel - Born in 1837 in South Carolina. More details
• Pvt George Washington Jeffcoat - Born March 12, 1833 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. More details
• Pvt. Irvin Watson Gramling - Born October 30, 1840. Farmer, Leon County. More details
• Pvt. Wilber Wightman Gramling - Born March 30, 1843 in Spartanburg, SC
  Spartanburg, South Carolina
  thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
  
  . Previously resident Thomasville, Georgia
  Thomasville, Georgia
  Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
  
   http://www.civilwarflorida.com/site/soldiers/soldier_detail.php?soldierREF=84
• Pvt. James F. Harley - Born April 30, 1862 in Centerville. More details
• 2nd Sergeant William Thomas Snipes - Born on April 13, 1838. Previous resident of Thomasville, Georgia. More details

Political

Centerville Area Governmental Representation
Position	Name	Party
County Commission At-Large	Cliff Thaell	Democrat
County Commission At-Large	Akin Akinyemi	Democrat
Commissioner Dist. 4	Bryan Desloge	Republican
U.S. House	Allen Boyd Allen Boyd Fred Allen Boyd Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.-Early life, education and career:...	Democrat
Florida House	Michelle R. Vasilinda	Democrat

External links

• Soldiers interred at Pisqah Methodist Church Cemetery