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Central is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States, along SC Highway 93. Contrary to its name, it is not near the central area of South Carolina. It received its name from its geographic location, being the halfway or central point between Atlanta and Charlotte along the former Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway line.
Central's population was 3,522 at the 2000 census. The town is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley metropolitan area.
Central owes its existence to a railroad boom that began in 1873. The town's name represents the fact that it is midway between Atlanta and Charlotte. Central was incorporated as a town on March 17, 1875.
Nearby cities include Pickens, Easley, West Union, Salem, Walhalla.