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Welcome to Spurlock ...

Spurlock is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spurlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Spurlock is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spurlock: 606

Communities Also Named Spurlock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spurlock - they are located in Arizona and Utah.

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

Communities near Spurlock ...

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

  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Annville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hyden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oneida is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Bear Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
  • Big Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Teges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Teges is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
  • Laurel Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spurlock ...

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

Adding Spurlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spurlock 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 (so far) for Spurlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Spurlock post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spurlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spurlock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/