Do you know of Prairie Village ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Prairie Village. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Prairie Village.<1>

We found mention of Prairie Village as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Vigo County, Indiana.

Communities Also Named Prairie Village ...

We found four communities that share the name Prairie Village.

Within Indiana, the name Prairie Village is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Butler County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prairie Village [Butler County].
    • Johnson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prairie Village [Johnson County].
  • Kentucky
    • Jefferson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Prairie Village [Jefferson County].
  • South Dakota
    • Lake County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Prairie Village [Lake County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Prairie Village ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Prairie Village:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Prairie Village - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Prairie Village.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 18/61794   (Place Name: Prairie Village)

County: Vigo     (FIPS State/County: 18/167)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Prairie Village) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Vigo County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Vigo County.