Welcome to Prospect ...
So far, we found very little information about Prospect. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prospect to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prospect, please Contact Us.
Prospect would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
The location of Prospect has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Prospect was founded in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Prospect is 7,540 feet [2,298 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Prospect is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Prospect was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Prospect would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Prospect ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect.
Communities near Prospect ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Prospect.
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
- Diamond City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Belmont Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Mill
- Belmont Mill is located in White Pine County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for Prospect.
Adding Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prospect in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prospect was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Prospect post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prospect - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |