Welcome to Spanish Fort ...Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Spanish Fort, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. A typical abbreviation for Spanish Fort: Spanish Ft. (or less commonly used: Spanish Frt.) Spanish Fort is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Spanish Fort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Spanish Fort: 662 & 471<3> Communities Also Named Spanish Fort ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Spanish Fort - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spanish Fort. Communities near Spanish Fort ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spanish Fort.
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 Spanish Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spanish Fort. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spanish Fort. 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 Spanish Fort. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spanish Fort. See our Newspapers Page for Spanish Fort. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spanish Fort ...Looking for more information about Spanish Fort? 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 Spanish Fort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spanish Fort. Adding Spanish Fort to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Spanish Fort 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 Spanish Fort was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Spanish Fort. Footnotes ...
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