Welcome to Prowsville ...

Prowsville is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prowsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Prowsville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Prowsville (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Prowsville: (812)

Communities near Prowsville ...

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

• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Mitchell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Paoli
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Brownstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Orleans
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• New Pekin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
  • New Pekin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
• Palmyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Medora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
• Campbellsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prowsville ...

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

Adding Prowsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prowsville 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 Prowsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prowsville post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prowsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov