Centreville

When Centreville was surveyed & laid out on Land Lot 221, 23rd Land District, Centerville GMD 877, it was intended to be the county seat. A square block was reserved in the middle of the town for a courthouse, but Talbotton, a few miles away, was chosen instead.  Although originally named Centreville, the name has shortened to Centerville through usage.  Not much is known concerning the formation of the settlement but apparently a Corporation was set up to sell the land, with John T. Booth, Joseph Brown, William T. Burke, Ichabod Cox, Archibald Grey, Robert Howe, James Mason, Joseph Riley, Richard B. Rucker, William Searcy, John Tamplin, Arthur F. Walker, William L. Walker and William Williamson as stock-holders. John C. Boynton was appointed as their agent and representative, to sell the lots.   The town was incorporated in Dec 21, 1833. John B. Boon, William Collin, Gillam Hicks, Thomas G. Pearson and Dr Hamilton P. Smead were appointed as the first Commissioners, until the first elections were held January 1835.  Thomas G. Pearson became the first postmaster in 1833, followed by Charles H. McCall in 1838, 1844 by Joseph M. Roberts, William A. Campbell in 1845, A. C. McCoy in 1846, and Simon T. Viele in 1848, until it was discontinued in January 1867.  The Centerville Store became the hub of the community. Built about 1836, the necessities of life could be found there, groceries, tools, clothing, dry goods, patent medicines, tobacco, notions, and hardware.

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