Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prospect Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prospect Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Prospect Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Prospect Point: Prospect Pt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prospect Point is located in Morris County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Prospect Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect Point:
- Morris County (The home county of Prospect Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Hurdtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- Woodport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
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- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Lake Telemark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- White Meadow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Budd Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Campgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Mahwah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- North Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Meadow Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Pottersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Mariannes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Jutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Samptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Macopin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- West Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Paterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Athenia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Delawanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Tranquility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Balesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Ross Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Washingtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
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- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Benders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Vail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Warren County
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- Hainesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Sterling Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Edenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Big Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Tuxedo Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jervis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Hillburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Sloatsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Tallman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montebello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Bushkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Coolbaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Delaware Water Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Stroudsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stroudsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- East Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
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- New Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Delaware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Egypt Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
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- Conashaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Matamoras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect Point, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect Point.
Cemeteries Near Prospect Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Prospect Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Headley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Winters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Prospect Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prospect Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect Point, with the one closest to Prospect Point listed first.
- Lake Hopatcong
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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- Woodport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Port Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Morris is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Morris
- Kenvil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kenvil is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvil
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
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- Woodruffs Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodruffs Gap is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruffs Gap
- Succasunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Sparta Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sparta Junction is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect Point.
Newspapers Published in Prospect Point ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect Point, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prospect Point:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prospect Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |