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Welcome to Spracher Place ...

Spracher Place is located in Tazewell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spracher Place: Spracher Pl. (or less commonly used: Spracher Plc.)

Spracher Place is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Spracher Place is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Spracher Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Spracher Place: 276

Communities near Spracher Place ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wytheville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tazewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rural Retreat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Anawalt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anawalt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
    • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Shawver Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
    • Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spracher Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

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