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 in 1895, Prospertown had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospertown, with the one closest to Prospertown listed first.
- Hornerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Cream Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Imlaystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Walnford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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- Ellisdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cookstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cookstown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
- Perrineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrineville
- Etra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etra is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etra
- Smithburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Sykesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sykesville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Manalapan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manalapan
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Robbinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Crosswicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crosswicks is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswicks
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
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 Prospertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |