Welcome to Spirit ...
Spirit is located in Stevens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spirit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Spirit is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Spirit lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Spirit, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Spirit lies within the (509) area code.
Communities Also Named Spirit ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spirit - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spirit.
Communities near Spirit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spirit.
- Trail
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <3>
- Rossland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossland <3>
- Warfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Ione
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Northport is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <3>
- Metaline Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline Falls
- Metaline Falls is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline Falls <3>
- Metaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline
- Metaline is located in Pend Oreille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline <3>
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Stevens County
- Waneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Spirit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spirit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spirit. 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 Spirit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spirit. See our Newspapers Page for Spirit.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spirit ...
Looking for more information about Spirit? 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 Spirit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spirit.
Adding Spirit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spirit 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 Spirit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Spirit post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spirit.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spirit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spirit - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |