Welcome to Prairietown ...

Prairietown is located in Madison County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Prairietown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairietown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Prairietown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Prairietown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prairietown - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Prairietown ...

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

• Alton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Edwardsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Godfrey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <4>
• Glen Carbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <4>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Highland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Wood River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Bethalto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <4>
• Maryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• East Alton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 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 Prairietown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairietown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairietown ...

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

Adding Prairietown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prairietown 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 Prairietown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairietown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov