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Welcome to Pryortown ...

Pryortown is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Pryortown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pryortown: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Pryortown ...

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

  • Anna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Anna is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
  • Cairo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Jonesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • La Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dongola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Wickliffe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Barlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Kevil
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
  • Mound City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pryortown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pryortown - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Pryortown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Pryortown 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.