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Welcome to Spears Grove ...

Spears Grove is located in Juniata County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spears Grove: Spears Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Spears Grove for more information about variations on the name of Spears Grove.

Spears Grove is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spears Grove: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Spears Grove ...

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

  • Shippensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Newville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Three Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rockhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace
  • Newburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McVeytown
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Spears Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spears Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spears Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spears Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Spears Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Spears Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.