Welcome to Phenix (aka 'Phenix Quarry') ...

So far, we found very little information about Phenix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Phenix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phenix, please Contact Us.

Phenix was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Phenix would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phenix, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Phenix is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Phenix was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Phenix still existed, it would have been in the (417) area code.

The community of Phenix has also been called Phenix Quarry.

Communities Also Named Phenix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Phenix - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Rhode Island and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phenix.

Communities near Phenix ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phenix.

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Republic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Bolivar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Ash Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Miller
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
• Fair Play
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Morrisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Phenix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phenix.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phenix. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phenix.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phenix. See our Newspapers Page for Phenix.

Adding Phenix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phenix in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Phenix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Phenix post office opened in 1886.

We also found Phenix in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phenix.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/