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Welcome to Speidel ...

Speidel is located in Belmont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Speidel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Speidel is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Speidel: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Speidel ...

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

  • Saint Clairsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellaire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Barnesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shadyside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cadiz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Woodsfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Dale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Flushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Adena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adena is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <4>

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 Speidel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Speidel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speidel ...

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

Adding Speidel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Speidel 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 Speidel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Speidel post office opened in 1899. The Speidel post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Speidel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Belmont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Speidel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Speidel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Speidel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/