Welcome to Prather ...

Prather is located in Wilkes County<1>.

The location of Prather has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prather, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Prather is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prather lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Prather: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Prather ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Prather: This one is located in Wilkes County and the other is located in Habersham County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 4 communities that are also named Prather - they are located in California and Indiana (2).

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

Communities near Prather ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Carters Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Lincolnton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hesters Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Lundberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
  • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
• Daniel Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
  • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
• Tignall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <5>
• Crawfordville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Taliaferro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <5>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people

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 Prather. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prather.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prather. 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 Prather.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prather ...

Looking for more information about Prather? 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 Prather, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prather.

Adding Prather to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prather 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 Prather was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Prather post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prather.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/