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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 New Prospect had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Prospect, with the one closest to New Prospect listed first.

  • Fingerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
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  • Campobello
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Inman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
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  • Sandy Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Campton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Campton is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Landrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
  • Andover ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Mount Zion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Gowensville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gowensville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
  • Tyger ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tyger is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
  • Wellford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairforest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Tryon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
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  • Mitchell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell is located in Greenville County
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  • Spartanburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
  • Converse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Greenville County
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  • O'Neal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
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  • Cowpens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
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  • Glassy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Glassy is located in Greenville 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 New Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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