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Welcome to Speed ...

Speed is located in Coosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Speed is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Speed lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Speed: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Speed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Speed - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Speed.

Communities near Speed ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Speed.

  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Coosada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Deatsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
  • Eclectic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kellyton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Titus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
    • Equality is located in Coosa County
  • Nixburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Nixburg is located in Coosa 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 Speed. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speed.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Speed. 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 Speed.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Speed. See our Newspapers Page for Speed.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speed ...

Looking for more information about Speed? 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 Speed, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Speed.

Adding Speed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Speed 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 Speed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Speed post office opened in 1886.

We also found Speed in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Speed.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Speed - 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 Speed area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Speed 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/