Welcome to Upper Spencer ...

Upper Spencer is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Upper Spencer is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Upper Spencer: 859

Communities near Upper Spencer ...

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

• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Stanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Owingsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <3>
• Camargo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• North Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Frenchburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
• Sharpsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Spencer ...

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

Adding Upper Spencer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Spencer 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 Upper Spencer was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Spencer.