Welcome to Spear Lake ...
Spear Lake is located in Poinsett County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Spear Lake: Spear Lk.
Spear Lake is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Spear Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Spear Lake, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Spear Lake: 870 & 327<3>
Communities near Spear Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spear Lake.
- Trumann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
- Lepanto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caraway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Tyronza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keiser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Turrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Joiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
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 Spear Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spear Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spear Lake. 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 Spear Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spear Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Spear Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spear Lake ...
Looking for more information about Spear Lake? 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 Spear Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spear Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Poinsett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spear Lake - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Spear Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Spear Lake 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. |