Welcome to Spangler ...

Spangler is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spangler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Spangler is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Spangler is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Spangler: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Spangler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Spangler: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in Kanawha County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Spangler - they are located in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Spangler ...

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

• Mill Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Beverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Durbin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
• Huttonsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
  • Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
• Lee Bell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
  • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
• Monterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterville
  • Monterville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterville <5>
• Mingo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
• Pickens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Helvetia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
  • Helvetia is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helvetia <5>
• Frank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Frank is located in Pocahontas 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 Spangler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spangler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spangler ...

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

Adding Spangler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spangler 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 Spangler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spangler post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spangler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/