Welcome to Phelps City ...

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

The location of Phelps City 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 City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Phelps City is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Phelps City is located in the (660) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Tarkio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
  • Tarkio is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <4>
• Rock Port
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
  • Rock Port is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <4>
• Hamburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Fairfax
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Riverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Craig
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
• Verdon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
  • Verdon is located in Richardson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <4>
• Nemaha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
  • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Nemaha has also been known as:
  • Nemaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <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 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 for Phelps City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Phelps City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/