Welcome to Prospect Hill ...

Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Prospect Hill is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Prospect Hill: (336)

Communities Also Named Prospect Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Prospect Hill - they are located in Connecticut (2), Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Prospect Hill ...

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

• Burlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Mebane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
• Graham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
• Roxboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• Hillsborough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <4>
• Haw River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
• Green Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Yanceyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
• Swepsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
  • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
• Ossipee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 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 Prospect Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Hill ...

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

Adding Prospect Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect Hill 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 for Prospect Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prospect Hill post office opened in 1823.

We also found Prospect Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caswell County: www.caswellcountync.gov/

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