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Welcome to Prairie Village ...

Prairie Village is located in Butler County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Village: Prairie Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Prairie Village is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Prairie Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Prairie Village: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Johnson County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 4 communities that are also named Prairie Village - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Prairie Village ...

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

  • Wichita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Derby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
  • El Dorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bel Aire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Park City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulvane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Maize
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Village - 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.