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.
- Coakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conoho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mildred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conetoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hassell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotland Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parmele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Penelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Old Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Robersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norfleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hollands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Everetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitakers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Battleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Lewis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Falkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kelford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tillery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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. |
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