Welcome to Prairie Home ...

Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Home, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Prairie Home is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Prairie Home: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Prairie Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Prairie Home - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Prairie Home ...

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

• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Waverly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hickman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
• Eagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
• Weeping Water
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
  • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <4>
• Bennet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <4>
• Ceresco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <4>
• Elmwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <4>
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Home ...

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

Adding Prairie Home to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prairie Home post office opened in 1872.

We also found Prairie Home in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Home.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/