Welcome to Spaulding ...

Spaulding is located in Caldwell Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spaulding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Spaulding is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Spaulding: (318)

Communities Also Named Spaulding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Spaulding - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois (2), Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spaulding ...

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

• Jena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Olla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Urania
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
• Clarks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
• Grayson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Tullos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <4>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Sikes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
  • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <4>
• Banks Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
  • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spaulding ...

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

Adding Spaulding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spaulding post office opened in 1900.

We also found Spaulding on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spaulding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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