Welcome to Spurrier ...
Although we found mention of Spurrier during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Spurrier was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Spurrier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spurrier, please Contact Us.
The location of Spurrier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spurrier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Spurrier is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Spurrier might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Spurrier is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Spurrier would be found within the (270) area code.
Communities Also Named Spurrier ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Spurrier - they are located in North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spurrier.
Communities near Spurrier ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spurrier.
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
- Hodgenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
- Hodgenville is located in Larue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
- Munfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
- Munfordville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
- Sonora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
- Bonnieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
- Bonnieville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
- White Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Spurrier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spurrier.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spurrier. 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 Spurrier.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spurrier. See our Newspapers Page for Spurrier.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spurrier ...
Looking for more information about Spurrier? 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 Spurrier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spurrier.
Adding Spurrier to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spurrier 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 Spurrier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Spurrier post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spurrier.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Spurrier and then turned east". While Spurrier could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Spurrier as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Spurrier could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spurrier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |