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>
While we didn't find Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Berrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berrysville is also located in Highland County
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- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is also located in Highland County
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- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall is also located in Highland County
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- North Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Uniontown is also located in Highland County
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- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Market is also located in Highland County
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- Sugar Tree Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is also located in Highland County
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- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfax is also located in Highland County
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- Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey is also located in Highland County
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- Shackleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is also located in Highland County
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- Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmville is also located in Highland County
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- May Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
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- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carmel is also located in Highland County
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- East Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Danville is also located in Highland County
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- Winkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winkle is also located in Highland County
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- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is also located in Highland County
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- Rainsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsboro is also located in Highland County
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- Emerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
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- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buck Run was located in Adams County
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- Sinking Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinking Spring is also located in Highland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Barretts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Mills is also located in Highland County
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- New Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Petersburg is also located in Highland County
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- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is also located in Highland County
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- Samantha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Samantha is also located in Highland County
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- Cynthiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
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- Bridges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridges is also located in Highland County
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- Willettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willettsville is also located in Highland County
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- Hollowtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollowtown is also located in Highland County
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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. |
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