Welcome to Spofford ...

Spofford is located in Umatilla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spofford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Spofford is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Spofford: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Spofford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spofford - they are located in New Hampshire and Texas.

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

Communities near Spofford ...

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

• Walla Walla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <5>
• College Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <5>
• Milton - Freewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
• Athena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Adams
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Helix
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
• Calhounville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
• Calhounville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
• Mojonnier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
  • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spofford ...

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

Adding Spofford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spofford 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 Spofford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Spofford mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spofford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/