Welcome to Cranberry Prairie ...

Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranberry Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cranberry Prairie: Cranberry Pr.

Cranberry Prairie is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Cranberry Prairie: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Cranberry Prairie ...

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

• Celina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
• Saint Marys
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• New Bremen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Minster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <5>
• Saint Henry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <5>
• Versailles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
• Bradford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <5>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 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 Cranberry Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cranberry Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranberry Prairie ...

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

Adding Cranberry Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cranberry Prairie 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 Cranberry Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cranberry Prairie post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/