Welcome to Pratts ...

Pratts is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pratts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Pratts is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pratts: (540)

Communities Also Named Pratts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pratts - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Pratts ...

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

• Culpeper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Gordonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Ruth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Madison County
• Wolftown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
• Burnt Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
• Dawsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
• Hood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pratts ...

Looking for more information about Pratts? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pratts, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pratts.

Adding Pratts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pratts post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pratts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/