Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Phelps in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Phelps. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Phelps listed first.

Ellsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
Ironton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
Charlevoix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
- Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <2>
East Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
- East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <2>
Eastport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Eastport is located in Antrim County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <2>
Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
Horton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
Central Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
- Central Lake is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
Torch Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
Boyne City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
Finkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
Creswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
Chestonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
Clarion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
Bellaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Bellaire is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <2>
Boyne Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
- Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <2>
Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Northport is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
Petoskey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
- Petoskey is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <2>
Omena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena
- Omena is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omena <2>
Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
Bay View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bay View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <2>
Harbor Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <2>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.