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Welcome to Pryor ...

Pryor is located in Big Horn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pryor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Pryor is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pryor is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pryor lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pryor: 406

Communities Also Named Pryor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pryor - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio (2), Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Pryor ...

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

  • Fromberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
    • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <4>
  • Edgar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bridger
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <4>
  • Laurel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Joliet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Joliet is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
  • Hesper
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
  • Park City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
  • Billings
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
  • Boyd
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Rimrock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
    • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pryor ...

Looking for more information about Pryor? 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 Pryor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pryor.

Adding Pryor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pryor post office opened in 1892.

We also found Pryor on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pryor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pryor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/