Welcome to Spencer ...
So far, we found very little information about Spencer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spencer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spencer, please Contact Us.
Spencer would have been located within present day Weston County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Spencer, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spencer is 4,200 feet [1,280 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Spencer is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Spencer was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Spencer still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Spencer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Spencer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spencer.
Communities near Spencer ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Spencer.
- Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
- Cambria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dewey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <5>
- Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <5>
- Clay Spur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
- Clay Spur is located in Weston County
- Horton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Custer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
- Pringle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <5>
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 Spencer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spencer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spencer. 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 Spencer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spencer. See our Newspapers Page for Spencer.
Adding Spencer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spencer 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 Spencer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Weston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spencer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |