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Welcome to Prairie Grove ...

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

Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Grove: Prairie Grv.

Prairie Grove is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Prairie Grove: 936

Communities Also Named Prairie Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Prairie Grove: This one is located in Angelina County and the other is located in Limestone County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Prairie Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Prairie Grove ...

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

  • Lufkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
  • Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hudson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
  • Diboll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corrigan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Zavalla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Bald Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.