Welcome to Prescott Center ...

Prescott Center is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prescott Center: Prescott Ctr. (or less commonly used: Prescott Cen., Prescott Cent. or Prescott Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Prescott Center for more information about variations on the name of Prescott Center.

Prescott Center is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Prescott Center ...

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

• Amherst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Northampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Belchertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Wilbraham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
• Palmer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmer is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 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 Prescott Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prescott Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prescott Center ...

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