Welcome to New Prairie ...
So far, we found very little information about New Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Prairie, please Contact Us.
New Prairie would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Time Zone: The area where New Prairie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If New Prairie still existed, it would have been in the (320) area code.
Communities near New Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Prairie.
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <3>
- Starbuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <3>
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
- Hoffman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Hoffman is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <3>
- Long Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <3>
- Lowry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Lowry is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <3>
- Cyrus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Cyrus is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <3>
- Villard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villard
- Villard is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villard <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 New Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Prairie. 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 New Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for New Prairie.
Adding New Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned New Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the New Prairie post office opened in 1872.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pope County: www.mncounties3.org/pope/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |