Welcome to West Prairie ...
West Prairie is located in Vernon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.
A typical abbreviation for West Prairie: W. Prairie
West Prairie is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Prairie: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named West Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named West Prairie: This one is located in Vernon County and the other is located in Trempealeau County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Prairie.
Communities near West Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Prairie.
- Viroqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Coon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Readstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 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 West Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for West Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Prairie ...
Looking for more information about West 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 West Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Prairie.
Adding West Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Prairie 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 (so far) for West Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Prairie post office opened in 1862. The West Prairie post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Prairie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the West Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the West 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |