A comma follows a prepositional phrase when it appears at the beginning of a sentence.  The subject of the sentence immediately follows the prepositional phrase.

about

above

according to

across

across from

after

against

along

among

around

at

because of

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

between

beyond

by

despite

during

except for

for

from

in

inside of

instead of

near

of

on

outside

over

prior to

regarding

since

through

throughout

toward

under

until

upon

with

within

without

 

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