Welcome to Spur ...

The city of Spur is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Spur is located in Dickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spur has a population of 1,190 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Spur is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Spur is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Spur lies within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Spur: 79370<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spur had an population of 1,190 people. This is a decrease of 9.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spur had a population of 1,318 people (which is 53.93% of the total population of Dickens County). This makes Spur the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,318 people, the population of Spur increased 21.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,088 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spur.

Communities Also Named Spur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spur - they are located in Colorado and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spur ...

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

• Dickens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
• Girard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Afton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• McAdoo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <5>
• Clairemont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Clairemont is located in Kent County
• Jayton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
  • Jayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <5>
• Crosbyton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <5>
• Verbena ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Verbena is located in Garza County
• Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
  • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
• Owens
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
  • Owens is located in Crosby 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 Spur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spur.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spur. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Spur.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spur ...

Looking for more information about Spur? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spur.

Adding Spur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spur 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 Spur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Spur post office opened in 1909.

We also found Spur on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/