Welcome to Sparksville ...

Sparksville is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Sparksville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Sparksville: (812)

Communities Also Named Sparksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sparksville - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Sparksville ...

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

• Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Mitchell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Paoli
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Brownstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Orleans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• Oolitic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Medora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
• Campbellsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Little York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Little York is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparksville ...

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

Adding Sparksville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sparksville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Sparksville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov