Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Speed in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Speed. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Speed listed first.
- Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
- Stuttgart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Prairie View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Kirwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirwin
- Kirwin is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirwin <3>
- Agra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Agra is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Densmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
- Long Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Woodruff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Almena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Calvert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Edmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Roscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Nicodemus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
- Nicodemus is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <3>
- Woodston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <3>
- Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Bogue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Damar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damar
- Damar is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damar <3>
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Phillips County: www.phillipscounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Speed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |