T.B. George and family were the first settlers. They settled here because of good land, which was priced at only .12 1/2 an acre. The oldest house was built by Sy Fesmire, now occupied by Oscar Horn and family. The oldest church is Center Ridge Methodist, built in 1886, still in use. The oldest store was Possum Trot. Franklin Brothers now operate the present store. Robert Smith is the rural mail carrier, serving on route 4, from Lexington.

The school bears the same name as the community. The present building was constructed in 1935. The first building was built in 1882, remodeled and enlarged in 1897. The first teachers were S.E. (Emerson) Tucker, Margarette Teague and A.W. Fesmire. The present teachers are Harold Sellers and Cora Mae Gateley. The average attendance is 43.