Welcome to Prater Mill ...
Prater Mill is located in Whitfield County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Prater Mill: Prater Ml. (or less commonly used: Prater Mll.)
Prater Mill is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prater Mill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Prater Mill (for example, toward New Hope (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Prater Mill: 706 & 762<3>
Communities near Prater Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prater Mill.
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newnan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Villanow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- East Brainerd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Collegedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Dafron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 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 Prater Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prater Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prater Mill. 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 Prater Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prater Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Prater Mill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prater Mill ...
Looking for more information about Prater Mill? 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 Prater Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prater Mill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Whitfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prater Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Prater Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Prater Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |