Welcome to Prichard ...

Prichard is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prichard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Prichard is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Prichard is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Prichard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Prichard - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Prichard ...

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

• Jena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Jonesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Wisner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <4>
• Sicily Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Harrisonburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Aimwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <4>
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
• Rosefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
• Dunbarton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
• Rhinehart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
  • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prichard ...

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

Adding Prichard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prichard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prichard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prichard post office opened in 1903.

We also found Prichard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prichard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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