Welcome to Spies ...

Spies is located in Moore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spies, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Spies is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Spies lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Spies is located in the (910) area code.

Communities near Spies ...

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

• Asheboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <4>
• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <4>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Biscoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
  • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <4>
• Robbins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <4>
• Foxfire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Taylortown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylortown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
  • Taylortown is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
• Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
• Candor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <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 Spies. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spies.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spies ...

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

Adding Spies to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spies post office opened in 1900.

We also found Spies on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spies.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/