Welcome to Speed ...Speed is located in Roane County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Speed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Speed is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Speed lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Speed: 304 & 681<3> 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, Missouri and North Carolina. 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.
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Speed. Footnotes ...
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