Welcome to Pratt ...

So far, we found very little information about Pratt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pratt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pratt, please Contact Us.

Pratt would have been located within present day Whiteside County<2>.

The location of Pratt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pratt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pratt is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pratt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pratt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pratt - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pratt ...

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

• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Sterling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
• Rock Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <5>
• Geneseo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
• Camanche
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <5>
• Le Claire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <5>
• Morrison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
• Fulton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
• Prophetstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <5>
• Port Byron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
  • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <5>

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

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

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

Adding Pratt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pratt 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 Pratt was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pratt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov