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Welcome to Spencerville ...

Spencerville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Spencerville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spencerville: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Spencerville: 20868<4>

Communities Also Named Spencerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Spencerville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Websites for Spencerville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spencerville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Spencerville ...

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

  • Arlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
  • Greenbelt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
  • Hyattsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls Church
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Spencerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spencerville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencerville ...

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

Adding Spencerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spencerville 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 Spencerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spencerville post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spencerville - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Spencerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Spencerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Spencerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spencerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/