[2] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 16 miles (26 km) east of Fresno,[4] at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m).

Scottsburg was founded in 1854 in the low lands of the Kings River at Poole's Crossing.

[4] The town was rebuilt on top of a bluff overlooking its prior location and renamed Centerville.

The racial makeup of Centerville was 321 (81.9%) White, 1 (0.3%) African American, 9 (2.3%) Native American, 20 (5.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 33 (8.4%) from other races, and 8 (2.0%) from two or more races.

There were 167 housing units at an average density of 20.5 per square mile (7.9/km2),of which 154 were occupied, 95 (61.7%) by the owners and 59 (38.3%) by renters.