Welcome to Spread ...

Spread is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spread, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Spread is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spread: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Spread ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spread - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Spread ...

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

• Summersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
• Clendenin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
• Hartland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Dink
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dink is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
• Elkhurst
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
• Harrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
• Ira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Procious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Procious is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
• Pigeon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Bomont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bomont is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spread ...

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

Adding Spread to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spread 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 Spread was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spread.