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Welcome to Spyker ...

Spyker is located in Morehouse Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spyker, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Spyker is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Spyker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Spyker: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Spyker ...

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

  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • West Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mer Rouge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Collinston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ouachita City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Fairbanks
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Spyker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spyker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spyker ...

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

Adding Spyker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spyker 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 Spyker was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spyker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Morehouse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spyker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Spyker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Spyker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.