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Welcome to Prospect ...

Prospect is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Prospect is located in Marion County<1>.

Prospect is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prospect: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Prospect ...

While we believe that this Prospect is located in Marion County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Prospect. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Rains County.

Beyond Texas, there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Prospect ...

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

  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Linden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hughes Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Avinger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nesbitt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
  • Uncertain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Lodi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sarber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sarber is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
  • Kildare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prospect - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Prospect area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Prospect 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.