Welcome to Pratts ...
Pratts is located in Madison County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Pratts (Patience, this may take a moment).
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
Area Codes for Pratts: 540 & 826<4>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <5>
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
- 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 <5>
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
- Wolftown is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <5>
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <5>
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.<7>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Pratts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Pratts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |