Welcome to Spurlington ...

Spurlington is located in Taylor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spurlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Spurlington is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Spurlington (for example, toward Columbia), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Spurlington is within the (270) area code.

Communities near Spurlington ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Loretto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Bradfordsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
• Saint Mary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
• Raywick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
  • Raywick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <4>
• Acton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Taylor County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spurlington ...

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

Adding Spurlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spurlington 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 Spurlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spurlington post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spurlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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