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Welcome to Speed ...

Speed is located in Cooper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Speed is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Speed: 660

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, Kansas, 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.

  • Boonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • California
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pilot Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithton is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Otterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bunceton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 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 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 (so far) for Speed was 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 Missouri's counties, including Cooper, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.