Speed, Missouri
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Coordinates: 38°50′53″N 92°48′12″W / 38.84806°N 92.80333°WCoordinates: 38°50′53″N 92°48′12″W / 38.84806°N 92.80333°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Cooper County |
Township | Palestine Township |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
ZIP code | 65233 |
Speed is an unincorporated community in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri, United States.
Geography[]
Speed is located along Missouri Route F on the west bank of Stevens Branch of Petite Saline Creek, four miles north of Bunceton. Boonville is nine miles to the north-northeast. The community of Bellair is two miles to the west on Missouri Route 5.[2]
History[]
Speed was originally named New Palestine, and under the latter name was laid out in 1868.[3] The present name is after Austin Speed, a railroad official.[3] A post office called New Palestine was established in 1869, the name was changed to Speed in 1898, and the post office closed in 1955.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Speed, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Cooper County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Central Missouri geography stubs