Welcome to Spiro ...

Spiro is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spiro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Spiro is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Spiro: (606)

Communities Also Named Spiro ...

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

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

Communities near Spiro ...

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

• Berea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Stanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Brodhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• Science Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <4>
• Eubank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
  • Eubank is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eubank <4>
• Livingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Renfro Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfro Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Valley
  • Renfro Valley is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renfro Valley <4>
• Bee Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
  • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spiro ...

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

Adding Spiro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spiro post office opened in 1905.

We also found Spiro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spiro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/