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Welcome to Sparkman ...

Sparkman is located in Van Buren County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparkman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Sparkman is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sparkman (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Sparkman: (931)

Communities Also Named Sparkman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sparkman - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Sparkman ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Smyrna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Spencer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
  • Doyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Burnett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Burnett is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparkman ...

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

Adding Sparkman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sparkman post office opened in 1878.

We also found Sparkman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparkman.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparkman - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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