Welcome to Prescott ...

So far, we found very little information about Prescott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Prescott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prescott, please Contact Us.

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Prescott would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Prescott is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Prescott was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Prescott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Prescott: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Hampshire County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 22 communities that are also named Prescott - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Prescott ...

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

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

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

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