Welcome to Speed ...

The city of Speed is located in Phillips County<1>.

The location of Speed has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Speed has a population of 34 people<3> (see below for details).

Speed is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Speed: (785)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Speed had an population of 34 people. This is a decrease of 8.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Speed had a population of 37 people. This makes Speed the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 37 people, the population of Speed decreased 15.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Speed.

Communities Also Named Speed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Speed - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, 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.

• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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
• 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 <5>
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Stuttgart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
• Densmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
  • Densmore is located in Norton 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 1895.

We also found Speed on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Speed.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Speed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Phillips County: www.phillipscounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/