Welcome to Prairieville ...

Prairieville is located in Barry County<1>.

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

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

Prairieville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Prairieville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prairieville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Prairieville ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Battle Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Hastings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Wayland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Otsego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Middleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <4>
• Galesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Caledonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <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 Prairieville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairieville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairieville ...

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

Adding Prairieville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairieville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/