RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Madison County >> PrattsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Virginia


The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia







Welcome to Pratts ...

Pratts is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pratts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Pratts is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pratts lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Pratts: (540)

Communities Also Named Pratts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pratts - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Pratts ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Gordonsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
  • Ruth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Madison County
  • Wolftown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
    • Wolftown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
  • Burnt Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pratts ...

Looking for more information about Pratts? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pratts, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pratts.

Adding Pratts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pratts 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 Pratts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pratts post office opened in 1883.

We also found Pratts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pratts.

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, 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 Pratts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Nov 2024