Welcome to Prescott ...
Prescott is located in Shelby County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prescott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Prescott is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prescott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Prescott ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Prescott - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prescott.
Communities near Prescott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prescott.
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- New Palestine is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <3>
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Prescott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prescott.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prescott. 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 Prescott.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott. See our Newspapers Page for Prescott.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prescott ...
Looking for more information about Prescott? 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 Prescott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prescott.
Adding Prescott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prescott 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 Prescott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Prescott post office opened in 1860.
We also found Prescott in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prescott.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prescott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |