Do you know of Prescott ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Prescott. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Prescott.

Our sources for Prescott (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Prescott other than they indicate that Prescott would be found somewhere in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1900 and closed  in 1908.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Prescott ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Prescott.

Within South Carolina, the name Prescott is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Saint Clair County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Prescott [Saint Clair County].
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Prescott [Yavapai County].
  • Arkansas
    • Nevada County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Prescott [Nevada County].
  • Georgia
    • Charlton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Charlton County].
    • Echols County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Echols County].
    • Lowndes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Lowndes County].
  • Indiana
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Prescott [Shelby County].
  • Iowa
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Prescott [Adams County].
  • Kansas
    • Linn County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Linn County].
    • Osage County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Osage County].
    • Pratt County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Pratt County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Franklin County].
    • Hampshire County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Hampshire County].
  • Michigan
    • Ogemaw County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Prescott [Ogemaw County].
  • Missouri
    • Texas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Prescott [Texas County].
  • North Carolina
    • Beaufort County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Prescott [Beaufort County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Prescott.
  • Oregon
    • Columbia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Prescott [Columbia County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lebanon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Prescott [Lebanon County].
  • Washington
    • Pierce County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Prescott [Pierce County].
    • Walla Walla County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Prescott [Walla Walla County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Pierce County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Prescott [Pierce County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Prescott ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Prescott:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Prescott.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 45/58300   (Place Name: Prescott)

County: Edgefield     (FIPS State/County: 45/037)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Edgefield County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Edgefield County.