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Welcome to Phelps City ...

The town of Phelps City is located in Atchison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phelps City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Phelps City is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Phelps City: 660

Communities near Phelps City ...

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

  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Tarkio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rock Port
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>
  • Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Craig
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Verdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Verdon is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <3>
  • Nemaha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Nemaha has also been known as:
    • Nemaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <3>

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phelps City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phelps City ...

Looking for more information about Phelps City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phelps City.

Adding Phelps City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phelps City 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 (so far) for Phelps City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Phelps City post office opened in 1868. The Phelps City post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phelps City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phelps City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/