Welcome to Pritchard ...

So far, we found very little information about Pritchard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pritchard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pritchard, please Contact Us.

Pritchard would have been located within present day Tioga County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pritchard, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pritchard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The community was inundated by Lake Cowanesque.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pritchard is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pritchard was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pritchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pritchard - they are located in British Columbia, California, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Pritchard ...

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

• Elmira
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <5>
• Corning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
• Elmira Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <5>
• Wellsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
  • Wellsboro is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsboro <5>
• Mansfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Painted Post
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <5>
• Elkland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <5>
• Addison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• South Corning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
  • South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Tioga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <5>

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 Pritchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pritchard.

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

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

Adding Pritchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pritchard 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 Pritchard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pritchard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pritchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/