Welcome to Prattham ...
Prattham is located in Oswego County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prattham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Prattham is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prattham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Prattham: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near Prattham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prattham.
- Oswego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Central Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
- Sandy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lacona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
- Altmar is located in Oswego County
- Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <4>
- Mannsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Prattham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prattham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prattham. 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 Prattham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattham. See our Newspapers Page for Prattham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prattham ...
Looking for more information about Prattham? 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 Prattham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prattham.
Adding Prattham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prattham 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 Prattham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Prattham post office opened in 1879.
We also found Prattham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prattham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prattham - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Prattham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Prattham 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |