Welcome to Speaker ...

Speaker is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Speaker is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Speaker is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Speaker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Speaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Speaker - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Speaker ...

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

• Imlay City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Imlay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Croswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Yale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Capac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Marlette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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• Brown City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Speaker to Brown City
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington
  • From Speaker to Lexington
• North Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Branch
  • From Speaker to North Branch
• Peck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Google driving directions:
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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 Speaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speaker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speaker ...

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

Adding Speaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Speaker in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Speaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Speaker post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Speaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/