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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Phelps Mills. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Phelps Mills.<1>

Our sources for Phelps Mills (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Phelps Mills other than they indicate that Phelps Mills would be found somewhere in Essex County, Massachusetts.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Phelps Mills ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Phelps Mills:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Phelps Mills - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Phelps Mills.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 25/53155   (Place Name: Phelps Mills)

County: Essex     (FIPS State/County: 25/009)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Phelps Mills) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Essex County.