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Welcome to South Spafford ...

South Spafford is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Spafford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for South Spafford: S. Spafford

South Spafford is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Spafford: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near South Spafford ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Cortland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Solvay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Manlius
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Skaneateles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Groton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcellus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moravia
    (11 miles [17.7 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 South Spafford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Spafford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Spafford ...

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

Adding South Spafford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Spafford post office opened in 1879. The South Spafford post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Spafford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Spafford - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the South Spafford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the South Spafford 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/