Prosperity, Pennsylvania

Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Prosperity Post Office on Pennsylvania Route 18
Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 80°17′41″W / 40.04694°N 80.29472°W / 40.04694; -80.29472Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 80°17′41″W / 40.04694°N 80.29472°W / 40.04694; -80.29472
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1184466^[1]

Prosperity, PA as seen from PA Route 18.

Prosperity is an unincorporated community in Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

According to tradition, the name "Prosperity" stems from the first settlers' optimism.^[2]

References

1 2 "Prosperity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 107.

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Washington
Cities	Monongahela Washington
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Unincorporated communities	Amity Blainsburg Cecil Condit Crossing Cool Valley Courtney Cracker Jack Denbo Fallowfield Florence Gambles Glyde Good Intent Hazel Kirk Laboratory Log Pile Lover Manifold McAdams North Fredericktown Old Concord P and W Patch Prosperity Raccoon Richeyville Scenery Hill Strabane Studa Ten Mile Venetia Vestaburg
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