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Welcome to Spraberry ...

Spraberry is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Spraberry is located in Midland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spraberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1952.

Spraberry is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Spraberry is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Spraberry: 432

Communities near Spraberry ...

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

  • Midland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Midland County
  • Garden City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
  • Midkiff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midkiff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
    • Midkiff is located in Upton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <3>
  • Lenorah
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
    • Lenorah is located in Martin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <3>
  • Tarzan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
    • Tarzan is located in Martin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <3>
  • Webb Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
    • Webb Village is located in Howard County
  • Big Spring
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <3>
  • Forsan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
    • Forsan is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spraberry ...

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

Adding Spraberry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Spraberry post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spraberry.

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

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Midland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spraberry - 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/









 

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