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Welcome to Spotville ...

Spotville is located in Columbia County<1>.


The location of Spotville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Spotville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Spotville is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Spotville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Spotville is located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Spotville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spotville.

  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Haynesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
  • Waldo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
  • Stephens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <4>
  • McNeil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Louann
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
    • Village is located in Columbia County
  • Calhoun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Columbia County
  • Mount Holly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Union County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <4>

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 Spotville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spotville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spotville. 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 Spotville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spotville. See our Newspapers Page for Spotville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spotville ...

Looking for more information about Spotville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Spotville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spotville.

Adding Spotville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spotville 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 Spotville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spotville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Spotville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spotville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spotville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spotville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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