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Welcome to Prescott ...The town of Prescott is located in Walla Walla County<1>. The location of Prescott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Prescott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Prescott has a population of 309 people<3> (see below for details). Prescott is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Prescott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Prescott lies within the (509) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prescott had an population of 309 people. This is a decrease of 2.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.59% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Prescott had a population of 318 people. This makes Prescott the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 318 people, the population of Prescott increased 1.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 314 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Prescott. Communities Also Named Prescott ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Prescott: This one is located in Walla Walla County and the other is located in Pierce County. Beyond Washington, there are 22 communities that are also named Prescott - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prescott. Communities near Prescott ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prescott.
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 Prescott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prescott. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prescott. 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 Prescott. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott. See our Newspapers Page for Prescott. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prescott ...Looking for more information about Prescott? 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 Prescott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prescott. Adding Prescott to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Prescott 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 Prescott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Prescott in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Prescott. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prescott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/ The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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