
Prattville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Prattville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPrattville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 24 at the 2020 census, down from 33 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 33 to 24 (-27%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Prattville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Prattville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Prattville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewJohn H. Hogan - Camping at, 1896: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Prattville
See all 1 →Prattville, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Prattville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Prattville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Harkness Fire Lookout in Warner Valley, 17.3 miles away.
Prattville and the nearest listed places
Closest to Prattville
How a place gets listed
Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as John H. Hogan - Camping at (1896) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.



