Welcome to Pritchard ...

Pritchard is located in Portage County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pritchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Pritchard is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pritchard: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Pritchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pritchard - they are located in British Columbia, California, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Pritchard ...

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

• Youngstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Kent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Alliance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• Niles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Streetsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetsboro
  • Streetsboro is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetsboro <5>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Ravenna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
• Girard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Canfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pritchard ...

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

Adding Pritchard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pritchard post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pritchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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