Welcome to Prairie Hill ...

Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Prairie Hill is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prairie Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Prairie Hill: (660)

Communities Also Named Prairie Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Prairie Hill - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Prairie Hill ...

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

• Moberly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
  • Moberly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <4>
• Marceline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceline
  • Marceline is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marceline <4>
• Salisbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Huntsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Bevier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
• Higbee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
  • Higbee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <4>
• Keytesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keytesville
  • Keytesville is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keytesville <4>
• Bucklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
  • Bucklin is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
• Callao
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <4>
• Armstrong
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Hill ...

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

Adding Prairie Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prairie Hill post office opened in 1869.

We also found Prairie Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/