Speed, Indiana

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Speed
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Clark County's location in Indiana
Speed is located in Clark County, Indiana
Speed
Speed
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°24′44″N 85°45′09″W / 38.41222°N 85.75250°W / 38.41222; -85.75250Coordinates: 38°24′44″N 85°45′09″W / 38.41222°N 85.75250°W / 38.41222; -85.75250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipSilver Creek
Elevation
[1]
472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneEastern Standard Time
ZIP code
47172
Area code(s)812
FIPS code18-71810[2]
GNIS feature ID443928

Speed is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. It used to be known as Petersburg.[3]

History[]

A post office was established at Speed in 1922, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1963.[4] The community was named for W. S. Speed, a local industrialist.[5]

Geography[]

Speed is located at

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38°24′44″N 85°45′09″W / 38.41222°N 85.75250°W / 38.41222; -85.75250.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Clark County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  4. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name honors W. S. Speed, who owned a local cement plant.


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