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New Prospect, Tennessee
(Lawrence County) |
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The location of New Prospect |
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Welcome to New Prospect ...
New Prospect is located in Lawrence County.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), New Prospect had a population of 6,945 people.<1> (see below for details).
New Prospect is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Prospect lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from New Prospect, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The telephone area code for New Prospect: (931)
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Communities near New Prospect ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from New Prospect and not the distance if you drove.<3>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for New Prospect. |
Communities Also Named New Prospect ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are two Tennessee communities named New Prospect: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Union County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 11 communities that are also named New Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Mississippi, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Prospect.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Prospect. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Prospect. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Prospect.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Prospect:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Prospect ...
Looking for more information about New Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about New Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Prospect, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Prospect.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/ The official website for State of Tennessee: www.tn.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Prospect. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Prospect - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that stretches from New Prospect. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Prospect) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Prospect. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2245, Longitude: -87.2511 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for New Prospect have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
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