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Welcome to Spicer ...

Spicer is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spicer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Spicer is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Spicer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Spicer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Spicer - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado (2), Minnesota and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Spicer ...

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

  • Corvallis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Home
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aumsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sublimity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Turner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spicer ...

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

Adding Spicer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spicer 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 Spicer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Spicer post office opened in 1886. The Spicer post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spicer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spicer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/