Welcome to Spillertown ...

The village of Spillertown is located in Williamson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spillertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spillertown has a population of 198 people<3> (see below for details).

Spillertown is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Spillertown lies within the (618) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spillertown had an population of 198 people. This is a decrease of 2.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spillertown had a population of 203 people. This makes Spillertown the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 203 people, the population of Spillertown decreased 7.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 220 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spillertown.

Communities near Spillertown ...

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

• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Herrin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• West Frankfort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Carterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Christopher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <5>
• Zeigler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>
• Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <5>
• Carrier Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
• De Soto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spillertown ...

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

Adding Spillertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spillertown 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 Spillertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spillertown post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spillertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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