Welcome to Prentiss ...

Prentiss is located in Beckham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prentiss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Prentiss is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Prentiss is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Prentiss: 580

Communities Also Named Prentiss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Prentiss - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi (2), New York, North Carolina and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Prentiss ...

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

• Sayre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Erick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Erick is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <4>
• Cheyenne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Carter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Texola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
  • Texola is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <4>
• Mayfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Berlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
• Delhi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Beckham County
• Reydon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
  • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <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 Prentiss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prentiss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prentiss ...

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

Adding Prentiss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Prentiss post office opened in 1903.

We also found Prentiss on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prentiss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/