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Welcome to Sprague ...

Sprague is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sprague, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Sprague is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sprague: 334

Communities Also Named Sprague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Sprague - they are located in Manitoba, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sprague ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pike Road
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Petrey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Pintlala
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
    • Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
    • Former name for Pintlala:
    • Colquitt
  • Ramer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davenport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
  • Grady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Grady is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
  • Hope Hull
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Montgomery 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 Sprague. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sprague.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sprague ...

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

Adding Sprague to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sprague 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 Sprague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sprague post office opened in 1892.

We also found Sprague on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sprague.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sprague - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/