Welcome to Spruce ...
Spruce is located in Oconto County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spruce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Spruce is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Spruce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Spruce: (920) & (274)<3>
Communities Also Named Spruce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Spruce - they are located in California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania (3) and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spruce.
Communities near Spruce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spruce.
- Oconto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Oconto Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Gillett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Cecil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Suring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Spruce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spruce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spruce. 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 Spruce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spruce. See our Newspapers Page for Spruce.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce ...
Looking for more information about Spruce? 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 Spruce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spruce.
Adding Spruce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spruce 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 Spruce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spruce post office opened in 1884.
We also found Spruce in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spruce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spruce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Oconto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spruce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |