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Welcome to Prairie ...

Prairie is located in Posey County<1>.

Prairie is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prairie: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Prairie - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Communities near Prairie ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carmi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmi is located in White County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <4>
  • Morganfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Norris City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shawneetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • New Harmony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridgway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
  • Crossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Corydon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Posey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Prairie 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.