Welcome to Speake ...
Speake is located in Lawrence County<1>.
Speake is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Speake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Speake: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Speake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Speake.
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
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 Speake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Speake. 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 Speake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Speake. See our Newspapers Page for Speake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speake ...
Looking for more information about Speake? 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 Speake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Speake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Speake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Speake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Speake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |