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Welcome to Prudenville ...

Prudenville is located in Roscommon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prudenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Prudenville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Prudenville: 989

The ZIP code for Prudenville: 48651<3>

Communities near Prudenville ...

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

  • Roscommon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Houghton Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Houghton Lake Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
  • Nellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Geels
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Geels is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
  • Meredith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Hillcrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Saint Helen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Butman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
  • Higgins Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prudenville ...

Looking for more information about Prudenville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Prudenville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prudenville.

Adding Prudenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prudenville 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 (so far) for Prudenville was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prudenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Roscommon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prudenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Prudenville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prudenville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.