Welcome to Speights Bridge ...
Speights Bridge is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Speights Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Speights Bridge: Speights Brg. (or less commonly used: Speights Brdg. or Speights Brdge.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Speights Bridge for more information about variations on the name of Speights Bridge.
Speights Bridge is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Speights Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Speights Bridge: 252
Communities near Speights Bridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Speights Bridge.
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilson
- From Speights Bridge to Wilson
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goldsboro
- From Speights Bridge to Goldsboro
- Winterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winterville
- From Speights Bridge to Winterville
- Ayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Ayden is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmville
- From Speights Bridge to Farmville
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snow Hill
- From Speights Bridge to Snow Hill
- Elm City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
- Elm City is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm City
- From Speights Bridge to Elm City
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fremont
- From Speights Bridge to Fremont
- Pinetops
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
- Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinetops
- From Speights Bridge to Pinetops
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 Speights Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speights Bridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Speights Bridge. 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 Speights Bridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Speights Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Speights Bridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speights Bridge ...
Looking for more information about Speights Bridge? 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 Speights Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Speights Bridge.
Adding Speights Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Speights Bridge 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 Speights Bridge was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Speights Bridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Speights Bridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Speights Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Speights Bridge - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |