Welcome to Spencer ...
The town of Spencer is located in Van Buren County<1> and is the County Seat for Van Buren County.
The location of Spencer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Spencer has a population of 1,686 people<3> (see below for details).
Spencer is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Spencer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Spencer (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Spencer lies within the (931) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spencer had an population of 1,686 people. This is an increase of 5.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.58% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Spencer had a population of 1,601 people (which is 28.86% of the total population of Van Buren County). This makes Spencer the county's most populous community.
The population of Spencer represents 0.03% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,601 people, the population of Spencer decreased 6.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,713 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Spencer.
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, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spencer.
Communities near Spencer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spencer.
- Clarktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - McMinnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Young Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Cummingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
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. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Spencer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencer ...
Looking for more information about Spencer? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Spencer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Spencer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Spencer. |
| <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. |