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 Prospect Plains had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect Plains, with the one closest to Prospect Plains listed first.
- Cranbury Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury Station
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
- Cranbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranbury
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jamesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Etra
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Perrineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrineville
- Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
- Manalapan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Deans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Schalks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Plainsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsboro
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
- Tennent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
- Princeton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Junction
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
- Dutch Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Franklin Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
- Old Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bridge
- Old Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - New Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
- New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Ely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Smithburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - West Freehold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
- Voorhees
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Griggstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggstown
- Griggstown is located in Somerset County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |