Welcome to Spruce ...

Spruce is located in Bates County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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)
  • 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>
• Adrian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Rich Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Archie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
  • Archie is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <4>
• Appleton City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
  • Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <4>
• Urich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
  • Urich is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <4>
• Deepwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deepwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Deepwater is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <4>
• Montrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Creighton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <4>
• Schell City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>

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 for Spruce was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Spruce in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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