Welcome to Prentiss ...

Prentiss is located in Ohio County<1>.

The location of Prentiss has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prentiss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Prentiss is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Prentiss (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Prentiss is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Prentiss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Prentiss - they are located in Georgia, Maine, Mississippi (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Prentiss ...

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

• Central City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Morgantown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Livermore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Powderly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Drakesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <4>
• Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Centertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• McHenry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prentiss ...

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

Adding Prentiss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prentiss 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 Prentiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prentiss post office opened in 1884.

We also found Prentiss in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prentiss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/