Welcome to Phipps ...
Phipps is located in Sawyer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Phipps, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Phipps is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Phipps lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Phipps: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Phipps ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Phipps - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Quebec and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phipps.
Communities near Phipps ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phipps.
- Hayward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Minong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Couderay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Seeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Little Round Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Chief Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- New Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Earl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
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 Phipps. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phipps.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phipps. 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 Phipps.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phipps. See our Newspapers Page for Phipps.
Adding Phipps to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phipps 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 Phipps was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phipps.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phipps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sawyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phipps - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <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. |