Welcome to Prattville ...

Prattville is located in Hillsdale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prattville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Prattville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Prattville is located in the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named Prattville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prattville - they are located in Alabama, California, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Prattville ...

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

• Hillsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
• Archbold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <3>
• Montpelier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
• Jonesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Morenci
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <3>
• West Unity
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <3>
• Pioneer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
• Stryker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <3>
• Fayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prattville ...

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

Adding Prattville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prattville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Prattville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prattville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/

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