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Much of this information is from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. You can locate anything in the U.S. from this site!
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The links below, take you to the USGS site and will provide maps of these locations.
 

Prentice Post Office (historical) - in Marengo Co., AL.

Prentiss Post Office (historical) - in Marion Co., AL.

Prentice Post Office (historical) - in Yell Co., AR.

Prentice Park - in Orange Co., CA.
Prentice Park in Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA was a gift to the city from my father's mother's brother, Edward Prentice. As I recall, it was developed in the 1940s, or maybe early 1950's. It abutted a large mansion and large orange grove which he owned on E. First Street. The mansion and orange grove are now gone, replaced by, I think, the Saddleback Inn and other developments. --Joe Dewald--

Prentis Mine - in Fremont Co., CO.

Prentice Brook - in New London Co., CT.
Prentice Creek, near Preston, Connecticut. Across the road from the Griswold Church in Preston, Ct., is a small cemetery, where Samuel Prentice (b. 1680) s. of Thomas is buried. A couple of miles down the road, through thickly grown trees, is a small brook, which is named Prentice Creek. The creek is shown on the local Stonington County map. I believe this creek ran through the property that was once owned by Nathaniel Prentice (son of Joseph).

Prentice Mountain - in New London Co., CT.

Prentis Branch - stream in Floyd Co., GA

Prentiss - a town in Appling Co., GA. See also, Prentiss School (historical).

Prentice - a town in Morgan Co. IL (just west of Springfield). See also, Prentice School.

Prentis Ditch - a canal in Mercer Co., IL.

Prentiss Creek - a stream in DuPage Co., IL.

Prentice Presbyterian Church - in Marion Co., IN (East Indianapolis).

Prentis School - in Wyandotte Co. KS.

Prentiss - a town in Ohio Co., KY.

Prentiss Bayou - a stream in Pointe Coupee Co., LA.

Prentice Corner - a place in Worcester Co., MA. Was named in 1978.

Prentiss Hill - a summit in Worcester Co., MA.

Prentiss - a place in Penobscot Co., ME.

Prentiss Brook - a stream in Piscataquis Co., ME.

Prentiss Cove - a bay in Lincoln Co., ME.

Prentiss Island - in Lincoln Co., ME.

Prentiss Pond - a lake in Piscataquis Co., ME.

Prentiss Pond a lake in Somerset Co., ME.

Prentiss Plantation - a site in Penobscot Co., ME.

Prentiss Township - in Somerset Co. ME.

Prentiss Bay - in Mackinac Co., MI.

Prentiss Creek - a stream in Mackinac Co., MI.

Prentice Pond - a lake in Morrison Co., MN.

Prentiss - a place in Callaway Co., MO.

Prentiss Ford (historical) - a place in Barry Co., MO. See also, Prentiss Ford (historical).

Prentiss Hollow - a valley in Jefferson Co., MO.

Prentiss - a town in Jefferson Davis Co., MS. Population was 1,487 in 1990. See also, Prentiss Baptist Church, Prentiss Cemetery, Prentiss Cemetery, Prentiss Christian School, Prentiss Church, Prentiss Church, Prentiss City Hall, Prentiss Country Club, Prentiss Elementary School, Prentiss High School, Prentiss Institute, Prentiss Lagoon Dam, Prentiss Lagoon Dam, Prentiss Sewage Lagoon Dam.

Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport - an airport in Jefferson Davis Co., MS.

Prentiss (historical) - a place in Bolivar Co., MS. See also, Prentiss Bar (I assume that this is a sand bar .. unless the USGS has started tracking drinking establishments!), Prentiss Landing.

Prentiss County - in Mississippi. Population was 23,278 in 1990. See also, Prentiss County Courthouse, Prentiss County Home (historical), Prentiss County Memorial Gardens, Prentiss County Vocational School.
Named for Seargent Smith Prentiss (1808-1850), a native of Portland, Maine, moved to Natchez in 1827 and practiced law there, and later moved to Vicksburg. S. S. Prentiss, was Mississippi's "silver-tongued orator," a leader of the Whig party, and one of the most briliant lawyers in the history of the State.
Links: Prentiss County, Mississippi, A Brief History of Prentiss County

Prentiss Lookout Tower - a tower in Prentiss Co. MS.

Prentiss Mound - a summit in Sunflower Co., MS.

Prentiss School - in Jones Co., MS. See also, Prentiss School (historical).

Prentice Ski Trail - a trail in Meagher Co., MT.

Prentiss - a place in Macon Co., NC. See also, Prentiss Church.

Prentice Ranch - a place in Cherry Co., NE.

Prentice School - in Cherry Co., NE.

Prentice Hill - a summit in Cheshire Co., NH.

Prentice Canyon - a valley in Elko Co., NV. See also, Prentice Hill.

Prentiss Mine - in Humboldt Co., NV.

Prentiss Cemetery - in Otsego Co., NY.

Prentice (historical) - a place in Wood Co., OH.

Prentice Park - in Lucas Co., OH.

Prentiss - a place in Putnam Co., OH.

Prentiss Park - a park in Summit Co., OH.

Prentice Lake - a reservoir in Bryan Co., OK. See also, Prentice Lake Dam.

Prentiss - a place in Beckham Co., OK.

Prentis Draw - a valley in Harney Co., OR. See also, Prentis Lake.

Prentice - a place in Venango Co., PA.

Prentisvale - a town in McKean Co., PA.
William Arthur Prentiss (b.1837) was town clerk, schoolmaster, and justice of the peace at Prentissvale. (see p.160 of Binney '83)

Prentis Park - a park in Clay Co., SD.

Prentice Cooper State Forest - in Hamilton Co., TN.

Prentice-Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area - a park in Marion Co., TN.

Prentice Oil And Gas Field - an oilfield in Yoakum Co., TX.

Prentice Creek - a stream in Northumberland Co., VA.

Prentiss Park - a place in Portsmouth, VA. See also, Prentiss Park Presbyterian Church, Prentiss Park Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Prentiss Pond - a lake in Dorest, Bennington Co., VT. See also, Prentiss Brook.
Named after (or by?) Rev. George Lewis Prentiss (1816-?) and Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (1818-1878). He was the brother of Seargent Smith Prentiss, of Prentiss County, Missippi, above. She was the author of many popular writings, such as "Little Suzy's Six Birthdays" and "Stepping Heavenward."

Prentice - a town in Price Co., WI. Population was 571 in 1990. See also, Prentice, Town of, Prentice, Village of, Prentice 2WP234 Dam, Prentice Airport, Prentice Cemetery, Prentice Flowage 59 (a reservoir).

Prentice Creek - a stream in Columbia Co., WI.

Prentice Park - in Ashland Co., WI.

Prenter - a place in Boone Co., WV. See also, Prenter Post Office.

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Prentice Hill - at "Flob End," now Belmont, formerly part of West Cambridge. (See p.41 of Binney '83)

Prentice's Wharf - in Boston, MA. (See p.107 of Binney '83)

Prentiss' Island - now called Port Royal Island, SC. Once owned by Jeffrey Otis Prentiss (1794-1818). (See p.175 of Binney '83)

Prentiss Road - at Shultztown cemetery, Ohio Co., KY.

"Fort Prentice" - Tahama Jail, Tahama, OK
Built in the 1800s and named for its first inmate, Frank Prentice.

 

Questions/Comments? --- last updated 29 September 2001 ---