Welcome to North Prairie ...

North Prairie is located in Morrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for North Prairie: N. Prairie

North Prairie is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Prairie is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

Communities Also Named North Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Prairie - they are located in Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near North Prairie ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Little Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Waite Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Avon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Rice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <4>
• Pierz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
  • Pierz is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <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 North Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Prairie ...

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

Adding North Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Prairie 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 North Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Prairie post office opened in 1867.

We also found North Prairie in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrison County: www.co.morrison.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/