South Centerville, New York

South Centerville is a hamlet in the town of Wawayanda, Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York.

History

Variant names were "Centerville" and "South Centreville". A post office called South Centreville was established in 1879, the name was changed to South Centerville in 1893, and the post office closed in 1917. The community was named from its location near the geographical center of Minisink.

South Centerville was featured in a 1997 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, consisting of Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter traveling the town, meeting local residents, and planting a flag with the show's logo.

References

1. Centerville
2. Centerville, Ohio
3. Centerville, Iowa
4. Hazlet, New Jersey
5. Kiryas Joel, New York
6. Riverhead, New York
7. List of towns in New York
8. List of county routes in Orange County, New York
9. List of county routes in Allegany County, New York
10. Fremont, California
11. Wawayanda, New York
12. Saugerties, New York
13. List of the most common U.S. place names
14. Minnie Pearl
15. List of county routes in Oswego County, New York
16. List of airports in New York (state)
17. Hancock, New York
18. Freedom, New York
19. Mooers, New York
20. Ulster County, New York