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Welcome to Prattville ...

Prattville is located

Prattville is located in Delta County<1>.


The location of Prattville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Prattville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Prattville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Prattville: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Prattville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prattville - they are located in Alabama, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Prattville ...

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

  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Reno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
    • Tira is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Pecan Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sun Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Toco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
    • Toco is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prattville ...

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

Adding Prattville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prattville 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 Prattville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Prattville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Prattville post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prattville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prattville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prattville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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