Welcome to Spear ...

Spear is located in Big Horn County<1>.

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

Spear is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Spear is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Spear lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Spear is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Spear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Spear - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Spear ...

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

• Lodge Grass
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
  • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <4>
• Wyola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyola
  • Wyola is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyola <4>
• Parkman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Sheridan County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <4>
• Garryowen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
  • Garryowen is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garryowen <4>
• Ranchester
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <4>
• Dayton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Saint Xavier
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Xavier
  • Saint Xavier is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Xavier <4>
• Fort Smith
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Kleenburn
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County (WY)
• Crow Agency
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Agency
  • Crow Agency is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crow Agency <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spear ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/