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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Prescott (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prescott. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Prescott ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Coal Center.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Prescott is located in Linn County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Prescott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prescott:

  • Linn County     (The home county of Prescott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Pleasanton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <2>
    • Mound City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Critzer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Blue Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • La Cygne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
      • La Cygne is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <2>
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
    • Linn Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
      • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Cadmus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Goodrich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Bayard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Mildred
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • Moran
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Moran has also been known as:
      • Moran City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
    • Elsmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
      • Elsmore is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Elsmore has also been known as:
      • Elsinore
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Kincaid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Bush City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Lone Elm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Fulton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
    • Hammond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
    • Mapleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Devon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
    • Fort Scott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
    • Marmaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
    • Redfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Ronald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
    • Godfrey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Cato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
    • Dry Wood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
      • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Jingo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
      • Jingo is located in Miami County
    • Fontana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • New Lancaster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • New Lancaster is located in Miami County
  • Bates County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Hume
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Worland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
      • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Foster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • New Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Amoret
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
      • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Rich Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
      • Rich Hill is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
    • Amsterdam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
    • Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
    • Merwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
      • Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Passaic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passaic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Passaic is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Prairie City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Burdett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Vernon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Stotesbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Richards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Metz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Horton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Deerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Moundville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
      • Nevada is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
    • Walker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Bronaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
      • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Harwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Milo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prescott, see our County-by-County Page for Prescott.

Newspapers Published in Prescott ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prescott, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prescott.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prescott:

Cemeteries Near Prescott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prescott.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prescott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.

  • Prescott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holmes Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Osaga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osaga Cemetery
  • Barnesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnesville Cemetery
  • Battlefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Littell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littell Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • West Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Liberty Cemetery
  • Hume Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Cemetery
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Lamb - Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb - Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb - Mills Cemetery
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Prescott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prescott.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.

  • Fulton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Barnesville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
  • Hume
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Harding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in Bourbon County
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasanton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <2>
  • Wolfe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
    • Wolfe is located in Vernon County (MO)
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Worland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Rucker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Rucker is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Richards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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    • Foster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Trading Post
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trading Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
      • Trading Post is located in Linn County
    • Critzer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prescott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prescott.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prescott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prescott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0636, Longitude: -94.6954    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prescott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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