Welcome to Spades ...

Spades is located in Ripley County<1>.

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

Spades is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spades: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Spades ...

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

• Harrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Batesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <5>
• Lawrenceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <5>
• Greendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Brookville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <5>
• Versailles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
• Milan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Osgood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <5>
• Dillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spades ...

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

Adding Spades to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Spades post office opened in 1883.

We also found Spades in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spades.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov