Welcome to Spear ...Spear is located Spear is located in Brazos County<1>. Spear is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Spear lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Spear: 979 Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Spear - they are located in Arkansas, Montana, North Carolina (2) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spear. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spear. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spear. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spear. 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 Spear. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spear. See our Newspapers Page for Spear. Looking for more information about Spear? 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 Spear, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spear. We originally found mention of Spear 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 Spear was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spear.
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