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Welcome to Prosit ...

Prosit is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prosit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Prosit is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prosit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Prosit: 218

Communities near Prosit ...

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

  • Floodwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brookston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Canyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saginaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Cotton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twig
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
  • Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Melrude
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrude
  • Adolph
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosit ...

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

Adding Prosit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prosit 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 Prosit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Prosit post office opened in 1916. The Prosit post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prosit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prosit - 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/