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Welcome to Spurgeon ...

Spurgeon is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spurgeon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Spurgeon is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spurgeon: 417

Communities Also Named Spurgeon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Spurgeon - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Spurgeon ...

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

  • Joplin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Webb City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Neosho
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carl Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Baxter Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Oronogo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
    • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
  • Seneca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
  • Granby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spurgeon ...

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

Adding Spurgeon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spurgeon post office opened in 1884.

We also found Spurgeon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spurgeon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spurgeon - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/