Welcome to Prospect ...
So far, we found very little information about Prospect. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prospect to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prospect, please Contact Us.
Prospect would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Prospect is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Prospect was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Prospect was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Prospect ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Prospect: This one is located in Chickasaw County and the other is located in Newton County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect.
Communities near Prospect ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prospect.
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vardaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Derma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- New Houlka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <5>
- Mantee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
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 Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect. 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 Prospect.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for Prospect.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prospect - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Prospect area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Prospect area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |