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Welcome to Spearman ...

The city of Spearman is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Spearman is located in Hansford County<1> and is the County Seat for Hansford County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spearman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spearman has a population of 3,236 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Spearman is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Spearman is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Spearman: 806

The ZIP code for Spearman: 79081<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spearman had an population of 3,236 people. This is a decrease of 3.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spearman had a population of 3,368 people (or 60.15% of the total population of Hansford County). This makes Spearman the county's most populous community.

The population of Spearman represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 421st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,368 people, the population of Spearman increased 11.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,021 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spearman.

Communities Also Named Spearman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spearman - they are located in Mississippi and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spearman ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spearman ...

Looking for more information about Spearman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spearman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spearman.

Adding Spearman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spearman 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 Spearman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spearman post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spearman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hansford, 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 Spearman.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spearman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Spearman). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spearman or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/