Welcome to New Prospect ...

New Prospect is located in Cleveland County<1>.

The location of New Prospect has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

New Prospect is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Prospect: (704) & (980)<4>

Websites for New Prospect ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Prospect, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named New Prospect ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named New Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Prospect ...

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

• Gastonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <5>
• Shelby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Lincolnton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
• Cherryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <5>
• Bessemer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <5>
• Dallas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
• Boiling Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <5>
• Blacksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Belwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
  • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Prospect ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/