Welcome to Pruitt ...

Pruitt is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Pruitt is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pruitt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Pruitt is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pruitt is within the boundaries of the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Pruitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pruitt - they are located in Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Pruitt ...

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

• Harrison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Bergman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
  • Bergman is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <4>
• Bellefonte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Jasper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Alpena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Western Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
  • Western Grove is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Valley Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Everton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
• Saint Joe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <4>
• Pindall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
  • Pindall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pruitt ...

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

Adding Pruitt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pruitt post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pruitt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/