Welcome to Spalding ...

Spalding is located in Ralls County<1>.

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

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

Spalding is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Spalding: (573)

Communities Also Named Spalding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spalding - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spalding ...

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

• Hannibal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Monroe City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• New London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Hull
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
• Frankford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>
• Rensselaer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Hunnewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 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 Spalding. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spalding.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spalding ...

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

Adding Spalding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Spalding on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spalding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/