The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPrescott is a village in Ogemaw County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Prescott had a population of 217. The village is located within Richland Township.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 266 to 217 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Prescott 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 Prescott’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Prescott’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Prescott, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Prescott is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Prescott has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Second Arenac County Courthouse in Omer, 10.7 miles away.
Prescott and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.