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Welcome to Peters Prairie ...

Peters Prairie is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Peters Prairie is located in Red River County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Peters Prairie: Peters Pr.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Peters Prairie for more information about variations on the name of Peters Prairie.

Peters Prairie is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peters Prairie: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Peters Prairie ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bogata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <4>
  • Detroit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Talco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Avery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Avery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <4>
  • Annona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
  • Cuthand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Boxelder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peters Prairie ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peters Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Peters Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Peters Prairie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.