Welcome to Prattsville ...
Prattsville is located in Vinton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prattsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Prattsville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prattsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Prattsville: 740 & 220<3>
Communities Also Named Prattsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prattsville - they are located in Arkansas, New York and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prattsville.
Communities near Prattsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prattsville.
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
- McArthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
- Chauncey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Prattsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prattsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prattsville. 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 Prattsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattsville. See our Newspapers Page for Prattsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prattsville ...
Looking for more information about Prattsville? 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 Prattsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prattsville.
Adding Prattsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prattsville 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 Prattsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Prattsville post office opened in 1848.
We also found Prattsville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prattsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prattsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prattsville - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Prattsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Prattsville 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |