Welcome to Spence ...

Spence is located in Big Horn County<1>.

The location of Spence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spence, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Spence is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Spence is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Spence lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Spence lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Spence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spence - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Spence ...

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

• Lovell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <4>
• Greybull
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
  • Greybull is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <4>
• Basin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Emblem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <4>
• Flitners Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flitners Corner
  • Flitners Corner is located in Big Horn County
• Otto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <4>
• Otto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Laramie County
• Shell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
  • Shell is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spence ...

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

Adding Spence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spence 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 Spence was on a map titled Road Map for Wyoming (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/