The town's settlement centered around the Society of Friends and the meeting house that was first constructed there in 1859.

The historic settlement centred on the area near the church and around the grounds of Brixworth Hall.

Early settlement in the Parklands centred near Prospect from the 1790s, on the rich volcanic soils at Prospect Hill.

Early settlement in southwest Greene County centered on the community of Little York.

The community began its settlement in early 2006, beginning with the new homes east of Woodbine Avenue, centred around Hazelton Avenue.

In the 19th century, black settlement centered on Jail Hill, where a thriving community existed by the mid-century.

Since much of Alabama remained in the hands of the Indians, white settlements centered around Mobile in West Florida.

The Anglo-Saxons formed a new, larger, settlement across the Itchen centred on what is now the St Mary's area of the city.

Gaguzian settlements centred around Comrat, however, remained in the Russian Empire.

Originally, settlement centred on the area around the modern-day Pfarrplatz and included the first church in the area.