Welcome to Spafford ...

Spafford is located in Onondaga County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Spafford, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spafford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Spafford is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Spafford is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Spafford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spafford - they are located in Minnesota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Spafford ...

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

• Syracuse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• De Witt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Cortland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Solvay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Manlius
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Skaneateles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
• Groton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Marcellus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus
  • Marcellus is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcellus <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 Spafford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spafford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spafford ...

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

Adding Spafford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spafford post office opened in 1820.

We also found Spafford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spafford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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