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Welcome to Prosperity ...

Prosperity is located in Macon County<1>.

Prosperity is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prosperity lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Prosperity and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Prosperity: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Prosperity ...

While we believe that this Prosperity is located in Macon County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Prosperity. Those communities are located in the following counties: Shelby and Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 17 communities that are also named Prosperity - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prosperity.

Communities near Prosperity ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prosperity.

  • Columbus Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Difficult
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Hartsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tompkinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluff Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • South Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Carthage is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Prosperity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prosperity.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prosperity. 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 Prosperity.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prosperity. See our Newspapers Page for Prosperity.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosperity ...

Looking for more information about Prosperity? 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 Prosperity, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prosperity.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prosperity - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Prosperity area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Prosperity 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.