Welcome to Fort Spunky ...
Fort Spunky is located Fort Spunky is located in Hood County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Fort Spunky, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Spunky, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. A typical abbreviation for Fort Spunky: Ft. Spunky Fort Spunky is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fort Spunky lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Spunky. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Spunky. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Spunky. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Spunky. 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 Fort Spunky. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Spunky. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Spunky. Looking for more information about Fort Spunky? 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 Fort Spunky, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Spunky. We originally found mention of Fort Spunky 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 Fort Spunky was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Fort Spunky in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Spunky.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Spunky. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Hood County: www.co.hood.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Communities near Fort Spunky ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Spunky ...
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From that list, the Fort Spunky post office opened in 1886.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Spunky - 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> 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. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/