Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prospect (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prospect. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prospect is located in Waukesha County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Prospect. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Prospect)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Muskego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Big Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Waukesha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mukwonago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Genesee Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Genesee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dodge County
- Ashippun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Ashippun
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Lac La Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Ixonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Helenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Somers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Paddock Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Slades Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Fox River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Powers Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Salem Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Camp Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Kenosha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Lake Shangrila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Hales Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Union Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- West Allis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - West Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Milwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Cudahy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - West Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Oak Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Freistadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Mequon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Thiensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Horns Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Ulao
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Wind Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Kneeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Browns Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Franksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Union Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- East Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Troy Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Voree ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Little Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Spring Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Lauderdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Lake Five
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Slinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect.
Newspapers Published in Prospect ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 317 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prospect:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha County
Cemeteries Near Prospect ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Berlin Cemetery
- Muskego Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muskego Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muskego Center Cemetery
- Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - Muckey School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Apostles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1339965 <4>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89035 <4>
- Vernon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #603767 <4>
- Rural Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Home Cemetery
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- The St. Martin of Tours Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Assumption Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978994 <4>
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Park
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415758 <4>
- Highland Memorial Park
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prospect had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Tess Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tess Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Big Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Muskego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Hales Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Waukesha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Union Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Duplainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Brookfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prospect) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9445, Longitude: -88.1590 In this case, the coordinates for Prospect have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | 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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |