Speed, Missouri

Speed, Missouri
Speed, Missouri
Unincorporated community
	Speed
	Coordinates: 38°50′53″N 92°48′12″W / 38.84806°N 92.80333°W
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 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

^ ^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
^ ^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)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

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[gnis-1] 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

[history-3] "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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