Welcome to North Spencer ...

North Spencer is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Spencer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for North Spencer: N. Spencer

North Spencer is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

North Spencer lies within the (607) area code.

Websites for North Spencer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Spencer, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named North Spencer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Spencer - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near North Spencer ...

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

• Ithaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Elmira
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
• Horseheads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <3>
• Sayre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Owego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
• Elmira Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Dryden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Spencer ...

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

Adding North Spencer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Spencer post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Spencer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/