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Welcome to Spangsville ...

Spangsville is located in Berks County<1>.

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

Spangsville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Spangsville ...

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

  • Reading
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmaus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyomissing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Shillington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Birdsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Collegeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kutztown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Royersford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spangsville ...

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

Adding Spangsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Spangsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spangsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spangsville - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.