Welcome to Phelps County ...
Time Zone: Phelps County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Holdrege is the Seat for Phelps County.
Phelps County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Kearney County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Phelps had a population of 9,034 people. This is a decrease of 1.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,183 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Phelps represented 0.5% of the total population of Nebraska.
Below are some of the communities located in Phelps County:
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Phelps County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Funk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Phelps County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <3>
- Holdrege
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loomis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Websites specific to Phelps County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Dawson County
- Franklin County
- Furnas County
- Gosper County
- Harlan County
- Kearney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |