Welcome to Prentiss ...The town of Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson Davis County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Prentiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Prentiss has a population of 944 people<2> (see below for details). Prentiss is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Prentiss lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Prentiss: 601 & 769<4> The ZIP code for Prentiss: 39474<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prentiss had an population of 944 people. This is a decrease of 12.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.48% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Prentiss had a population of 1,081 people (or 8.67% of the total population of Jefferson Davis County). This makes Prentiss the county's most populous community. The population of Prentiss represents 0.04% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,081 people, the population of Prentiss decreased 6.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,158 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Prentiss. Communities Also Named Prentiss ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Prentiss: This one is located in Jefferson Davis County and the other is located in Bolivar County. Beyond Mississippi, there are 9 communities that are also named Prentiss - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oklahoma. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prentiss. Communities near Prentiss ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prentiss.
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 Prentiss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prentiss. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Prentiss. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prentiss. See our Newspapers Page for Prentiss. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prentiss ...Looking for more information about 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Prentiss, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prentiss. Adding Prentiss to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Prentiss 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 Prentiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Prentiss. Footnotes ...
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