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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Prospect had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.

  • Saragossa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
    • Saragossa is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saragossa
    • From Prospect to Saragossa
  • Nauvoo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbon Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
    • Edgil is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgil
    • From Prospect to Edgil
  • Ashbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
    • Ashbank is located in Winston County
  • Kansas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Townley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Townley is located in Walker County
  • Gamble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
    • Gamble is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gamble
    • From Prospect to Gamble
  • Lynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • South Lowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Texas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Marion County
  • Marylee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
    • Marylee is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marylee
    • From Prospect to Marylee
  • Double Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Natural Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Patton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Parrish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Houston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Winston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
  • Alta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alta
    • From Prospect to Alta
  • Delmar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Mine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Gold Mine is located in Marion County

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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