Welcome to Prosperity ...

Prosperity is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Prosperity has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prosperity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Prosperity is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prosperity lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Prosperity ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Prosperity, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Prosperity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Prosperity - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Prosperity ...

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

• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Waynesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Bentleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>
• East Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
  • East Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Burgettstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgettstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgettstown
  • Burgettstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgettstown <4>
• Houston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Claysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysville <4>

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 Prosperity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prosperity.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prosperity. 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 Prosperity.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosperity ...

Looking for more information about Prosperity? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prosperity, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prosperity.

Adding Prosperity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prosperity 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 Prosperity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prosperity post office opened in 1850.

We also found Prosperity in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prosperity.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/