Welcome to Pryse ...

Pryse is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pryse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Pryse is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pryse lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pryse: 606

Communities near Pryse ...

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

• Stanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• Irvine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <3>
• Beattyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
• Clay City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• McKee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <3>
• Ravenna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
• Campton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
• Booneville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
• Wagersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
  • Wagersville is located in Estill County
• Lynch Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pryse ...

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

Adding Pryse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pryse 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 Pryse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Pryse post office opened in 1904.

We also found Pryse on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pryse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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