Welcome to Prize ...
So far, we found very little information about Prize. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prize to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prize, please Contact Us.
Prize would have been located within present day Colusa County<2>.
The location of Prize has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prize, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Prize is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Prize was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Prize still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities near Prize ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prize.
- Colusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
- Colusa is located in Colusa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <5>
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Williams is located in Colusa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <5>
- Genevra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grimes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Grimes is located in Colusa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <5>
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
- Harrington is located in Colusa County
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Sutter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
- Hershey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Tarke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
- Tarke is located in Sutter County
- Dunnigan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnigan
- Dunnigan is located in Yolo County
- Former name for Dunnigan:
- Antelope
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnigan <5>
- Colusa Rancheria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
- Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa 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 Prize. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prize.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prize. 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 Prize.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prize. See our Newspapers Page for Prize.
Adding Prize to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prize in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prize was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Prize post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prize.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prize, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Colusa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prize - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |