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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about East Prentiss (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for East Prentiss. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for East Prentiss ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Prentiss: E. Prentiss

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

East Prentiss is located in Prentiss County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prentiss County: Alcorn, Itawamba, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union.

Below are the counties that are near East Prentiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Prentiss:

  • Prentiss County     (The home county of East Prentiss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • New Site
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • New Site is located in Prentiss County
    • Marietta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Altitude
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
      • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • Wheeler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
    • Booneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <2>
    • Blackland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • Jumpertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
      • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Pisgah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
  • Alcorn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Jacinto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
    • Rienzi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
      • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Searcy Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
    • Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
    • Biggersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
      • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
    • Allentown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Alcorn County
    • Hightown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
    • Kossuth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Kirkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
    • Mantachie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
      • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <2>
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County
    • Tremont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <2>
    • Abney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
      • Abney is located in Itawamba County
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
    • Carolina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Guntown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mooreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Lee County
    • Saltillo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <2>
    • Boggan Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
      • Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
    • Indian Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
    • Corrona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
      • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
    • Jug Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
      • Jug Fork is located in Lee County
    • Plantersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Tupelo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bissell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
  • Pontotoc County
    • Sherman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
  • Tippah County
    • Dumas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Tishomingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Dennis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Golden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Paden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Tishomingo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
    • Burnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
    • Iuka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
    • Oldham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
    • Short
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Alpine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Union County
    • Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Union County
    • Blue Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <2>
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Bishop
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Cherokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Riverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Franklin County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.
    • Red Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
      • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <2>
    • Burntout
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
      • Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Burntout has also been known as:
      • Burn Out
      • Burnout
      • Burnt Out
    • Vina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Belgreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
      • Belgreen is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Hodges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Prentiss, see our County-by-County Page for East Prentiss.

Newspapers Published in East Prentiss ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Prentiss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Prentiss, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Prentiss.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Prentiss:

Cemeteries Near East Prentiss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Prentiss.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Prentiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • East Prentiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Prentiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Prentiss Cemetery
  • Caveness Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caveness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caveness Cemetery
  • Brumley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumley Cemetery
  • Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Cotton Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Springs Cemetery
  • Trollinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trollinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trollinger Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Rhoads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhoads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoads Cemetery
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
  • East Marietta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Marietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Marietta Cemetery
  • Continue List   (558 more) ...
    • Saucer Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saucer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saucer Creek Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find East Prentiss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Prentiss.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Prentiss, with the one closest to East Prentiss listed first.

  • Hazeldell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
    • Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
  • New Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • New Site is located in Prentiss County
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Burton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Prentiss County
  • Kirkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
    • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Altitude
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
    • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
  • Ratliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
    • Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
  • Red Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <2>
  • Booneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mantachie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
    • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <2>
  • Eastman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Itawamba County
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    • Baldwyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <2>
    • Jacinto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Prentiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Prentiss.

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Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Prentiss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Prentiss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5298, Longitude: -88.3695       In this case, the coordinates for East Prentiss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Prentiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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