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Welcome to Spear ...Spear is located in Avery County<1>. The location of Spear has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Spear, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. Spear is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Spear is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Spear lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Spear is within the (828) area code. Communities Also Named Spear ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Spear: This one is located in Avery County and the other is located in Mitchell County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Spear - they are located in Arkansas, Montana, 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.
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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spear. See our Newspapers Page for 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Spear. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spear. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Avery County: www.averyco.com/gov/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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