Welcome to Prathersville ...

The village of Prathersville is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prathersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prathersville has a population of 134 people<3> (see below for details).

Prathersville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Prathersville: (816)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prathersville had an population of 134 people. This is an increase of 8.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prathersville had a population of 124 people. This makes Prathersville the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 124 people, the population of Prathersville increased 11.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 111 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Prathersville.

Communities Also Named Prathersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Prathersville: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Boone County.

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

Communities near Prathersville ...

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

• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Gladstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>
• Kearney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <5>
• Smithville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• North Kansas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
  • North Kansas City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <5>
• Sugar Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sugar Creek is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
• Buckner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Buckner is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prathersville ...

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

Adding Prathersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prathersville 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 Prathersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Prathersville post office opened in 1876.

We also found Prathersville on a map titled William Bradley Map (1866).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prathersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/