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Welcome to Spratt ...

Spratt is located in Muskingum County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Spratt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Spratt is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Spratt lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Spratt ...

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

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

Communities near Spratt ...

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

  • Zanesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Byesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
    • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
  • New Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
  • South Zanesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Roseville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • McConnelsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
    • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
  • Caldwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Philo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
  • Malta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <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 Spratt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spratt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spratt ...

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

Adding Spratt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spratt post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spratt.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spratt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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