Welcome to Prouty ...

Prouty is located in Sangamon County<1>.

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

Prouty is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Prouty: (217)

Communities near Prouty ...

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

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Chatham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Auburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Virden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
• South Jacksonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Pawnee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Girard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Jerome
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
• Southern View
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
  • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 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 Prouty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prouty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prouty ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

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