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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Phelps Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Phelps Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Phelps Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Phelps Corner: Phelps Cor. (or less commonly used: Phelps Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Phelps Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Phelps Corner may originally have been Phelp's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Phelps Corner might be written as Phelp Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Phelps Corner is located in San Diego County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

Below are the counties that are near Phelps Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phelps Corner:

  • San Diego County     (The home county of Phelps Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phelps Corner, with the one closest to Phelps Corner listed first.
    • Jamul Indian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamul Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamul Indian Village
      • Jamul Indian Village is located in San Diego County
    • Jamul
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Jamul
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jamul
      • North Jamul is located in San Diego County
    • Dulzura
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harbison Canyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbison Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbison Canyon
      • Harbison Canyon is located in San Diego County
    • Crest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
      • Crest is located in San Diego County
    • Granite Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
      • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
    • Engineer Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer Springs
      • Engineer Springs is located in San Diego County
    • Rancho San Diego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho San Diego
      • Rancho San Diego is located in San Diego County
    • Alpine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flinn Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Springs
      • Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County
    • Bostonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostonia
      • Bostonia is located in San Diego County
    • Glenview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in San Diego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phelps Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Phelps Corner.

Newspapers Published in Phelps Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 321 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phelps Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phelps Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phelps Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phelps Corner:

Cemeteries Near Phelps Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phelps Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phelps Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phelps Corner, with the one closest to Phelps Corner listed first.

  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
  • El Cajon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Abbey Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • La Vista Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Vista Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Dearborn Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Phelps Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phelps Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Phelps Corner, with the one closest to Phelps Corner listed first.

  • Jamul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dehesa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dehesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
    • Dehesa is located in San Diego County
  • Dulzura
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • El Cajon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • La Presa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
    • La Presa is located in San Diego County
  • Lakeside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in San Diego County
  • Spring Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
  • Otay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
    • Otay is located in San Diego County
  • Santee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • La Mesa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bonita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Potrero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phelps Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phelps Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phelps Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phelps Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phelps Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7223, Longitude: -116.8106       In this case, the coordinates for Phelps Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phelps Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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