Welcome to Prairie Center ...

Prairie Center is located in Lonoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Center: Prairie Ctr. (or less commonly used: Prairie Cen., Prairie Cent. or Prairie Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Prairie Center for more information about variations on the name of Prairie Center.

Prairie Center is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Prairie Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Prairie Center - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Prairie Center ...

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

• Lonoke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <3>
• Des Arc
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Des Arc is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <3>
• Hazen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hazen is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <3>
• De Valls Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • De Valls Bluff is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Valls Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Valls Bluff <3>
• Fredonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
• Humnoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <3>
• Ulm
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulm is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Allport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Allport is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
• Coy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Coy is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
• McCreanor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Center ...

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