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Welcome to Forest Spur ...

Forest Spur is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County<1>.

Forest Spur is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Spur: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Forest Spur ...

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

  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Malden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Portageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Madrid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bernie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Lilbourn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gideon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Parma is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 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 Forest Spur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Spur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Spur ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including New Madrid, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Spur - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Spur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Spur 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.