Prescott, Arkansas

Prescott, Arkansas
City
Location of Prescott in Nevada County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 33°48′09″N 93°22′55″W / 33.80250°N 93.38194°W / 33.80250; -93.38194
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Nevada
Area [1]
• Total	6.46 sq mi (16.74 km2)
• Land	6.42 sq mi (16.63 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation [2]	325 ft (99 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,101
• Density	483.10/sq mi (186.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71857
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-57260
GNIS feature ID	2404569[2]
Website	www.prescottar.com

Prescott is a city and the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas, United States.^[3] The community had a population of 3,296 at the 2010 census. Prescott is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located 100 miles southwest of Little Rock, Prescott was developed on the Prairie D'Âne,^[4] named by French colonists before the United States acquired this area. The prairie consisted of approximately 25–30 square miles of rolling open land, surrounded by forest. The area had been a well-known crossroads prior to construction of the Cairo & Fulton Railroad.^[5] To the west lies the city of Washington, to the east lies the city of Camden, while to the south lies the Red River, with Shreveport, Texarkana, and Dallas beyond.

As of 2014, Prescott and Nevada County had sixteen properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Elkin's Ferry Battleground and the Prairie D'Ane Battlefield are further recognized as National Historic Landmarks within a National Historic Landmark District.