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We found 43 communities that share the name Princeton.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Princeton.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 40 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Crittenden County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Princeton [Crittenden County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jackson County
This Princeton is located in Jackson County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Princeton.
British Columbia
This Princeton lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
California
Colusa County
This Princeton is located in Colusa County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Princeton.
Glenn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Princeton [Glenn County].
San Mateo County
This Princeton is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the west northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Princeton.
Colorado
Chaffee County
This Princeton is located in Chaffee County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Princeton.
Florida
Miami-Dade County
This Princeton is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Princeton.
Georgia
Clarke County
This Princeton is located in Clarke County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Princeton.
Rockdale County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Princeton [Rockdale County].
Idaho
Latah County
This Princeton is located in Latah County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Princeton.
Illinois
Bureau County
This Princeton is located in Bureau County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Princeton.
Indiana
Gibson County
This Princeton is located in Gibson County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Princeton.
Iowa
Scott County
This Princeton is located in Scott County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Princeton.
Kansas
Franklin County
This Princeton is located in Franklin County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Princeton.
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Princeton [Johnson County].
Kentucky
Caldwell County
This Princeton is located in Caldwell County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Princeton.
Louisiana
Bossier Parish
This Princeton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Princeton.
Maine
Washington County
This Princeton is located in Washington County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Princeton.
Maryland
Prince George's County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Princeton [Prince George's County].
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Princeton is located in Worcester County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Princeton.
Michigan
Marquette County
This Princeton is located in Marquette County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Princeton.
Minnesota
Mille Lacs County
This Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the north of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Princeton.
Mississippi
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Princeton [Washington County].
Missouri
Mercer County
This Princeton is located in Mercer County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the north of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Princeton.
Montana
Granite County
This Princeton is located in Granite County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Princeton.
Nebraska
Lancaster County
This Princeton is located in Lancaster County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Princeton.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Princeton [Lincoln County].
New Jersey
Mercer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Princeton [Mercer County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Princeton lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
North Carolina
Johnston County
This Princeton is located in Johnston County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Princeton.
Ohio
Butler County
This Princeton is located in Butler County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Princeton.
Ontario
This Princeton lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
Oregon
Harney County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Princeton [Harney County].
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
This Princeton is located in Lawrence County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Princeton.
South Carolina
Horry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Princeton [Horry County].
Laurens County
This Princeton is located in Laurens County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Princeton.
Tennessee
Washington County
This Princeton is located in Washington County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Princeton.
Texas
Collin County
This Princeton is located in Collin County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Princeton.
Newton County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Newton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Princeton.
Virginia
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Princeton [Carroll County].
West Virginia
Mercer County
This Princeton is located in Mercer County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Princeton.
Wisconsin
Green Lake County
This Princeton is located in Green Lake County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeton that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Princeton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Bucksnort (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksnort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Princeton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeton and extending to:
Fordyce, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Princeton to Fordyce, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Princeton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Princeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9818, Longitude: -92.6246 In this case, the coordinates for Princeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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 Princeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Princeton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.338 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.598 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.651 degrees.