Welcome to Spaulding ...

Spaulding is located in Mingo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spaulding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Spaulding is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Spaulding and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities Also Named Spaulding ...

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

Beyond West Virginia, there are 15 communities that are also named Spaulding - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spaulding ...

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

• Williamson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Inez
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Delbarton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• West Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Warfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Lovely
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
  • Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
• Beauty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
  • Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spaulding ...

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

Adding Spaulding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spaulding post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spaulding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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