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Welcome to Spilona ...

Spilona is located in Johnston County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spilona: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Spilona ...

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

  • Garner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dunn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Selma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Angier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Archer Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • 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)
    • Erwin is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
  • Benson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) for Spilona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spilona post office opened in 1882. The Spilona post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spilona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spilona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Spilona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Spilona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/