Welcome to Spence ...

Spence is located in Worcester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Spence is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Spence: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Communities Also Named Spence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spence - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Ontario, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Spence ...

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

• Ocean City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <5>
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Pocomoke City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
  • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Former names for Pocomoke City:
  • New Town
  • Stevens Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <5>
• Chincoteague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chincoteague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
  • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
• Snow Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>
• Pittsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <5>
• Willards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards
  • Willards is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willards <5>
• Girdletree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdletree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
  • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Stockton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <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 Spence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spence ...

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

Adding Spence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spence post office opened in 1882.

We also found Spence in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/