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Welcome to East Prentiss ...

East Prentiss is located in Prentiss County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Prentiss: E. Prentiss

East Prentiss is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Prentiss: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near East Prentiss ...

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

  • Booneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Baldwyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Red Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <4>
  • Guntown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mantachie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tishomingo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rienzi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 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 East Prentiss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Prentiss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Prentiss ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Prentiss, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Prentiss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the East Prentiss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the East Prentiss area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.