Speed, Missouri

Speed, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Speed is located in Missouri
Speed
Speed
Coordinates: 38°50′53″N 92°48′12″W / 38.84806°N 92.80333°W / 38.84806; -92.80333[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCooper County
TownshipPalestine Township
Elevation
[1]
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 Stephens 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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Speed, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ a b "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.


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