Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[2] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.

[3] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot.

[1] A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.

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