Do you know of Spafford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Spafford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Spafford.

We found mention of Spafford as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Shelby County, Ohio.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Spafford ...

We found two communities that share the name Spafford.

Within Ohio, the name Spafford is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Jackson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spafford [Jackson County].
  • New York
    • Onondaga County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Spafford [Onondaga County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Spafford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Spafford:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Spafford - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Spafford.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 39/73908   (Place Name: Spafford)

County: Shelby     (FIPS State/County: 39/149)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Spafford) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Shelby County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Shelby County.