Welcome to Spears ...

Spears is primarily located in Fayette County<1>. A portion of Spears extends into Jessamine County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spears, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Spears is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spears: 859

Communities Also Named Spears ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Spears - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, New Mexico, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Spears ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington - Fayette
  • From Spears to Lexington - Fayette
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Spears to Richmond
• Nicholasville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nicholasville
  • From Spears to Nicholasville
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winchester
  • From Spears to Winchester
• Wilmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmore
  • From Spears to Wilmore
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Burgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burgin
  • From Spears to Burgin
• Keene
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keene
  • From Spears to Keene
• Mount Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Lebanon
  • From Spears to Mount Lebanon
• Baldwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Madison County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baldwin
  • From Spears to Baldwin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spears ...

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

Adding Spears to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spears.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/