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Welcome to Prospect Plains ...

Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Prospect Plains: Prospect Plns.

Prospect Plains is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Prospect Plains ...

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

  • Trenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • New Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • South Amboy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Morrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bordentown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Princeton Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
  • Twin Rivers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
  • Monmouth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
  • Manalapan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Plains ...

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

Adding Prospect Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect Plains 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 (so far) for Prospect Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Prospect Plains post office opened in 1859. The Prospect Plains post office closed in 1956.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prospect Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/