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Welcome to Prairie ...

Prairie is located in Wilcox County<1>.


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


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

Prairie is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Prairie - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Communities near Prairie ...

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

  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
  • Pine Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Thomaston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Orrville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
    • Orrville is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
  • Dayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Alberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Wilcox County
  • Lamison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
    • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
  • Crumptonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
    • Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
  • Anne Manie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
    • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie ...

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

Adding Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Prairie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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