Welcome to New Prospect ...
New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Prospect, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
New Prospect is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Prospect lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Prospect: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named New Prospect ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named New Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Mississippi, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Prospect.
Communities near New Prospect ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Prospect.
- Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fond du Lac
- From New Prospect to Fond du Lac
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Bend
- From New Prospect to West Bend
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plymouth
- From New Prospect to Plymouth
- Saukville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Kewaskum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Oostburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oostburg
- From New Prospect to Oostburg
- Lomira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lomira
- From New Prospect to Lomira
- Belgium
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belgium
- From New Prospect to Belgium
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
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 New Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Prospect.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Prospect.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for New Prospect.
Adding New Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Prospect 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 New Prospect was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the New Prospect post office opened in 1861.
We also found New Prospect in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Prospect.
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 Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the New Prospect area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the New Prospect area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |