Welcome to Little Prairie ...
Little Prairie is located in Walworth County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Little Prairie, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Little Prairie is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Little Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Little Prairie - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Louisiana and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Prairie.
Communities near Little Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Prairie.
- Waukesha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Oconomowoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Fort Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Delavan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Mukwonago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lake Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Little Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little 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 Little Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Little Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Little 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 Little Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Prairie.
Adding Little Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little 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 Little Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Prairie post office opened in 1848.
We also found Little Prairie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |