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Welcome to Prosper ...

Prosper is located in Missaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prosper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Prosper is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Prosper: 231

Communities Also Named Prosper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prosper - they are located in Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Prosper ...

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

  • Cadillac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McBain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Merritt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Star City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Park Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
  • Cutcheon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Lucas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosper ...

Looking for more information about Prosper? 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 Prosper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prosper.

Adding Prosper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prosper 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 (so far) for Prosper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Prosper post office opened in 1901. The Prosper post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prosper.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Missaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prosper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/