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Welcome to Prattsville ...

Prattsville is located in Vinton County<1>.


The location of Prattsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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.<3>.

Time Zone: Prattsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Prattsville lies within the (740) area code.

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)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
  • 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.<2> 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.<2> 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hamden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchtel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchtel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
    • Buchtel is located in Athens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Coalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people

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.<5>

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.

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prattsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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