Welcome to Sprague ...

Sprague is located in Bates County<1>.

The location of Sprague has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sprague, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Sprague is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Sprague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Sprague - they are located in Alabama, Manitoba, Nebraska, Ohio, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sprague ...

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

• Nevada
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Rich Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
  • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <4>
• Pleasanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Mound City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
• Hume
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Hume is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Prescott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Walker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
• Schell City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
  • Schell City is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <4>
• Amsterdam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sprague ...

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

Adding Sprague to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sprague 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 for Sprague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sprague post office opened in 1880.

We also found Sprague in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sprague.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sprague. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/