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Welcome to Spear ...

Spear is located in Big Horn County<1>.

Spear is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Spear is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Spear lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Spear: 406

Communities Also Named Spear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Spear - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Spear ...

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

  • Lodge Grass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
    • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <4>
  • Wyola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parkman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Garryowen
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Ranchester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Saint Xavier
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Smith
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Kleenburn
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
    • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County (WY)
  • Crow Agency
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spear ...

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

Adding Spear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spear 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 Spear was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spear.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.