Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Phelps in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Phelps. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Phelps listed first.
- Eagle River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Watersmeet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tamarack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Beechwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Stambaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Iron River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Atkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trout Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phelps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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