Welcome to Prosper ...
Prosper is located in Coos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prosper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Prosper is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Prosper lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Prosper: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Prosper ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Prosper - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prosper.
Communities near Prosper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prosper.
- Coos Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <4>
- Coquille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twomile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Arago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Arago is located in Coos County
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coos City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
- Coos City is located in Coos 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 Prosper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prosper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prosper. 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 Prosper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prosper. See our Newspapers Page for Prosper.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosper ...
Looking for more information about Prosper? 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 Prosper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prosper.
Adding Prosper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prosper 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 Prosper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Prosper post office opened in 1893.
We also found Prosper on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prosper.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prosper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Prosper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Prosper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |