Welcome to Spence ...

Spence is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Spence is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Spence: (785)

Communities Also Named Spence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spence - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ontario, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Spence ...

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

• Fairbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <4>
• Marysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Wymore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <4>
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Hanover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Waterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Linn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Greenleaf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
• Odell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
• Diller
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spence ...

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

Adding Spence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spence 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 Spence was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Spence in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Spence post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/