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Welcome to Spruce ...

Spruce is located in Bates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spruce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Spruce is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Spruce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Spruce - they are located in California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spruce ...

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

  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Adrian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Archie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleton City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Urich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Creighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Schell City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce ...

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

Adding Spruce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spruce 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 Spruce was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce.

Footnotes ...

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