Located in the extreme eastern section of Chester County in the 13th Civil District. This community was originally in Henderson County until 1882 when Chester County was formed. Early pioneer families of this area were McCollum, Carroll, Van Dyke, Bunch, Smith, Puryear, Criner, Owens, Brooks & Hardeman Center Point had established a Post Office, then one was created at Lula about 1/2 mile away, but was later moved back to Center Point, then to Carroll's Store and finally abolished. Other families to settle in this area were Tucker, Fields, Wallace, Holley, Newsom, Thompson & Ross. An early school in Center Point was Hughes Academy with Mr. R.G. Hughes as teacher. Dr. J.F. McKenzie was a doctor living in the community.