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.
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 (so far) for Prentiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Prentiss. Footnotes ...
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