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Welcome to Spratt ...

Spratt is located in Alpena County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spratt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Spratt is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spratt: 989

Communities Also Named Spratt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spratt - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Spratt ...

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

  • Alpena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Posen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <3>
  • Herron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • Lachine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McHarg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • Long Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Hubbard Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Royston is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Alpena Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spratt ...

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

Adding Spratt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spratt 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 Spratt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Spratt post office opened in 1900. The Spratt post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spratt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alpena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spratt - 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/