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Welcome to Spinks ...

Spinks is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

Spinks is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Spinks (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Spinks: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Spinks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spinks - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Spinks ...

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

  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelika
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dadeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • LaFayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Notasulga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Loachapoka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Cusseta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spinks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spinks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Spinks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Spinks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.