Welcome to Spalding ...

Spalding is located in Macon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spalding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Spalding is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Spalding lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Spalding, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Spalding: (478)

Communities Also Named Spalding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spalding - they are located in Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spalding.

Communities near Spalding ...

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

• Perry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Fort Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Valley
  • Fort Valley is located in Peach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Valley <4>
• Washington Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
  • Washington Square is located in Peach County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
• Unadilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Ellaville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
  • Ellaville is located in Schley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <4>
• Marshallville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Reynolds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>
• Byromville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <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 Spalding. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spalding.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spalding ...

Looking for more information about Spalding? 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 Spalding, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spalding.

Adding Spalding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spalding post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spalding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/