Prospect Park Borough

Incorporated as a Boro on May 7, 1894 from Ridley Township. The name "Prospect" comes from "Prospect Hill" the hill at Chester Pike and Lincoln Ave. The name dates to the 1820's.

Prospect Park Borough Links:
Prospect Park Boro Web Page
Prospect Park History Web Site

Maps:
1875 Atlas
1882 Atlas part of Prospect Park and Vicinity

Railroad Atlas Prospect Park and Ridley Park 1889 part of

Ridley Township and Prospect Park Map 1892

Moore Map 1892
1902 Atlas
1909 Map

Plate 52 Ridley Twp. Ridley Park, Prospect Park 1928

Part of Ridley Twp. Ridley Park and Prospect Park Boros 1929

Part of Boros of Prospect Park, Norwood, Glenolden and Folcroft 1929

Part of the Boros of Morton, Swarthmore, Rutledge, Ridley Park, Prospect Park and the Twps. Of Ridley and Springfield 1929

Plate 41 Prospect Park Boro 13th and Prospect Aves. 1941

Plate 41a Prospect Park Boro 13th and Lincoln Aves. 1941

Plate 41b Prospect Park Boro Lafayette and 10th Aves. 1941

Plate 41c Prospect Park Boro 9th and Lincoln Aves. 1941

Plate 42 Prospect Park Boro 13th and Amosland Rds. 1941

Plate 42a Prospect Park Boro 11th and Penna. Aves. 1941

Plate 48 Prospect Pk Boro Chester Pike at Prospect Ave. 1941

Plate 49 Norwood and Prospect Park Chester Pk. at Summit Ave. 1941

Plate 50a Prospect Park Boro Chester Pike at Washington Ave. 1941

Plate 57 Prospect Park Boro Lincoln and 4th Aves. 1941

 

Census Records:
Are on the Web Site above

Cemetery Records:

Prospect Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

Directory Records:

Moores Prospect Park 1889 Business Directory
Other directories are on the Web Site above

Tax Records:
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