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Welcome to Spencerburg ...

Spencerburg is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencerburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Spencerburg is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spencerburg: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Spencerburg ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisiana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Laddonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Rensselaer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 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 Spencerburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spencerburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencerburg ...

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

Adding Spencerburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spencerburg 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 Spencerburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencerburg.

Footnotes ...

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