Welcome to Spaulding ...

The town of Spaulding is located in Hughes County<1>.

The location of Spaulding has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spaulding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spaulding has a population of 173 people<3> (see below for details).

Spaulding is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Spaulding lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spaulding had an population of 173 people. This is a decrease of 2.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 179.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spaulding had a population of 178 people. This makes Spaulding the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 178 people, the population of Spaulding increased 187.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 62 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spaulding.

Communities Also Named Spaulding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Spaulding - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spaulding ...

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

• Seminole
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <5>
• Holdenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdenville
  • Holdenville is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdenville <5>
• Wewoka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka
  • Wewoka is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewoka <5>
• Byng
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
  • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Konawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
  • Konawa is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <5>
• Wetumka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka
  • Wetumka is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumka <5>
• Allen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
• Bowlegs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlegs
  • Bowlegs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowlegs <5>
• Francis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francis <5>
• Calvin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spaulding ...

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

Adding Spaulding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spaulding post office opened in 1902.

We also found Spaulding on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spaulding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/