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Welcome to Schneiders Prairie ...

Schneiders Prairie is located in Thurston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Schneiders Prairie: Schneiders Pr.

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

Schneiders Prairie is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Schneiders Prairie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Schneiders Prairie: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Schneiders Prairie ...

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

  • Lacey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Olympia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tumwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • DuPont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
  • Tenino
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McCleary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayshore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Bayshore is located in Mason County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schneiders Prairie ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schneiders 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Schneiders Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Schneiders 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.