Welcome to Spears ...
So far, we found very little information about Spears. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spears to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spears, please Contact Us.
Spears would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spears, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spears is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Spears was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Spears was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Spears ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Spears - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spears.
Communities near Spears ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spears.
- Greeneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Trent Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Bean Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Tusculum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Mosheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spears.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spears. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spears. See our Newspapers Page for Spears.
Adding Spears to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spears in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Spears was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spears post office opened in 1894. The Spears post office closed in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spears.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spears, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spears - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Spears area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Spears area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |