Official Name: | Prairie Hill, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Chariton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.19 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 50 |
Population Density Km2: | 42.12 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 109.17 |
Elevation Ft: | 725 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-59708 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806390 |
Prairie Hill is an unincorporated community in eastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes W and HH approximately seven miles north-northeast of Salisbury. The Thomas Hill Reservoir dam is 7miles to the northeast in adjacent Randolph County.[2]
A post office called Prairie Hill was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1966.[3] The community was named for its elevated location upon a prairie.[4]