Welcome to Prospect Plains ...

Prospect Plains is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Prospect Plains 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 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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• South Amboy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Morrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Bordentown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Princeton Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Meadows
  • Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
• Twin Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
• Monmouth Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Junction
  • Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
• Patricks Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
  • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County

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 for Prospect Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Prospect Plains in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/