Welcome to Spruce ...

Spruce is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spruce, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Spruce is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Spruce is located in the (570) area code.

Websites for Spruce ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spruce, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Spruce ...

While we believe that this Spruce is located in Clinton County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Spruce. Those communities are located in the following counties: Huntingdon and Indiana County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named Spruce - they are located in California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spruce ...

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

• Renovo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
  • Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
• Milesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• South Renovo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
  • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Wallaceton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
  • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
• Unionville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Driftwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Driftwood is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
• Pine Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
  • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
• Clarence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Centre County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Moshannon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
  • Moshannon is located in Centre County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce ...

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

Adding Spruce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spruce 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 Spruce was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/