Speed is an unincorporated community in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri, United States.
Speed, Missouri | |
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  Speed | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
Geography
editSpeed 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
editSpeed 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
edit- ^ 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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