Welcome to Praco ...

Praco is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Praco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Praco is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Praco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Praco: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near Praco ...

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

• Birmingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Bessemer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Hueytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
• Gardendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
• Jasper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Pleasant Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
• Fultondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>
• Tarrant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
  • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
  • Tarrant has also been known as:
  • Tarrant City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <5>
• Midfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <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 Praco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Praco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Praco ...

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

Adding Praco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Praco 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 Praco was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Praco in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Praco post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Praco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/