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Welcome to Phelps Junction ...

Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Phelps Junction: Phelps Jct. (or less commonly used: Phelps Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Phelps Junction for more information about variations on the name of Phelps Junction.

Phelps Junction is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Phelps Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Phelps Junction: 585

Communities near Phelps Junction ...

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

  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Canandaigua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
    • Canandaigua has also been known as:
    • Canadaigua
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <3>
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Seneca Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Victor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clyde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sodus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phelps Junction ...

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

Adding Phelps Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phelps Junction 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 Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Time Tables (June 1889).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ontario, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phelps Junction - 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.