Welcome to Prospect ...

Prospect is located in Jackson County<1>.

Prospect was established in 1870.

Prospect is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Prospect is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Prospect lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Prospect: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Prospect: 97536<4>

Websites for Prospect ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities Also Named Prospect ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect.

Communities near Prospect ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prospect.

• Shady Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
  • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <6>
• Butte Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
  • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <6>
• Trail
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Trail is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <6>
• Brownsboro
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
• Eagle Point
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <6>
• Fort Klamath
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Klamath
  • Fort Klamath is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Klamath <6>
• Tiller
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
  • Tiller is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <6>
• White City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <6>
• Klamath Agency
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klamath Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
  • Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
• Sams Valley
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for Prospect.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect ...

Looking for more information about Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Prospect, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prospect.

Adding Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prospect was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Prospect post office opened in 1889.

We also found Prospect in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/