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Welcome to Pronto ...

Pronto is located in Pike County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pronto, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pronto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Pronto is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pronto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pronto (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Pronto: (334)

Communities Also Named Pronto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pronto - they are located in Nevada and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pronto.

Communities near Pronto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pronto.

  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Clio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
  • Ariton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Louisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Goshen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Banks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Buckhorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
  • Mossy Grove Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
    • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
  • Tarentum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
    • Tarentum is located in Pike County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pronto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pronto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pronto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pronto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pronto. See our Newspapers Page for Pronto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pronto ...

Looking for more information about Pronto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pronto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pronto.

Adding Pronto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pronto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pronto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pronto post office opened in 1891.

We also found Pronto in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pronto.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pronto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pronto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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