Welcome to Phelps ...

Phelps is located in Otter Tail 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 1891.

Phelps is 1,320 feet [402 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 (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Phelps ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Phelps - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), 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.

• Fergus Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Falls
  • Fergus Falls is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fergus Falls <4>
• Perham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
• Pelican Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
  • Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <4>
• Battle Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Lake
  • Battle Lake is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Lake <4>
• Henning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Ottertail
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
  • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <4>
• Ashby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Ashby is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <4>
• Underwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Vergas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <4>
• Dalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <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 1891.

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 Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/