Welcome to Spalding ...

Spalding is located in Nez Perce County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spalding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Spalding is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Spalding lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Spalding: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Spalding: 83551<5>

Communities Also Named Spalding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spalding - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spalding ...

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

• Lewiston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <6>
• Clarkston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <6>
• Asotin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
  • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <6>
• Lapwai
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <6>
• Genesee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <6>
• Juliaetta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <6>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>
• Colton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <6>
• Culdesac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <6>
• Uniontown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spalding ...

Looking for more information about Spalding? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spalding, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spalding.

Adding Spalding to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spalding 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 Spalding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Spalding post office opened in 1897.

We also found Spalding mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spalding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/