James Utley Spurlin (Kentucky Baptist preacher) · Historystrong Rev. James Utley Spurlin (1824–1909) was a Baptist preacher in western Kentucky for about 65 years and the first pastor of Sinking Fork ("Brick") Baptist Church in Christian County. In 1907 the Hopkinsville Kentuckian called him the second-oldest Baptist preacher in the state. He died near Sinking Fork on 30 October 1909. His son John H. Spurlin and grandson Lindsay Spurlin were also preachers; a great-grandson, J. T. Spurlin, organized a church in Juneau, Alaska, and another grandson, R. P. Spurlin, was a dentist in Berryville, Arkansas.
Spurlins Hollow and Spurlins Creek, Kentucky · Placesstrong Besides Spurlington, GNIS lists two Kentucky natural features named in the possessive form 'Spurlins': Spurlins Hollow, a valley in Cumberland County, and Spurlins Creek, a stream in Muhlenberg County recorded by the place-name scholar Robert M. Rennick.