Welcome to Phelps ...

Phelps is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Phelps has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phelps, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Phelps is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Phelps lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Phelps lies within the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Phelps ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Phelps: This one is located in Warren County and the other is located in Saint Clair County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 16 communities that are also named Phelps - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Phelps ...

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

• Galesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Monmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
• Abingdon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <4>
• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Roseville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Alexis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
  • Alexis is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexis <4>
• Stronghurst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <4>
• Wataga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wataga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
  • Wataga is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wataga <4>
• East Galesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
  • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
• Avon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <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 Phelps. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phelps.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phelps. 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 Phelps.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phelps ...

Looking for more information about Phelps? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Phelps, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phelps.

Adding Phelps to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phelps 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 Phelps was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Phelps post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phelps.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov