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, Prosperity had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Carterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webb City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- East Joplin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oronogo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- West Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fidelity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Saginaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Alba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Thoms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carl Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Tipton Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parshley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Empire City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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 Prosperity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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