Welcome to Spilona ...

Spilona is located in Johnston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spilona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Spilona is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Spilona: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities near Spilona ...

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

• Garner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <5>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Smithfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Dunn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <5>
• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Angier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <5>
• Archer Lodge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Erwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
• Benson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spilona ...

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

Adding Spilona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spilona 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 Spilona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spilona post office opened in 1882.

We also found Spilona in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spilona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

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