Welcome to Sparks ...
Sparks is located Sparks is located in Bell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. Sparks is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Sparks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Sparks lies within the (254) area code. Junior League: www.jlbellco.org/ Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sparks: This one is located in Bell County and the other is located in El Paso County. Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Sparks - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sparks. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sparks. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sparks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sparks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sparks. 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 Sparks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparks. See our Newspapers Page for Sparks. Looking for more information about Sparks? 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 Sparks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sparks. We originally found mention of Sparks 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 Sparks was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Sparks in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Sparks post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparks.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sparks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparks - 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/