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Welcome to Spain ...

Spain is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Spain had a population of 989 people.<2> (see below for details).

Spain is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Spain: 605

Communities Also Named Spain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spain - they are located in Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Spain ...

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

  • West Britton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Britton is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Britton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Langford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Huffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Huffton is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Claremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pierpont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newark is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Eden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Kidder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kidder is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
    • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
  • Havana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Havana is located in Sargent County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spain ...

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

Adding Spain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spain 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 Spain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spain post office opened in 1888. The Spain post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Spain.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/