Phelps City, Missouri
Phelps City, Missouri | |
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  Phelps City | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′12″N 95°35′55″W / 40.40333°N 95.59861°WCoordinates: 40°24′12″N 95°35′55″W / 40.40333°N 95.59861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Atchison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.28 km2 (0.493 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.28 km2 (0.493 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 724280[2] |
Phelps City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it's population was zero.[3] The community is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rock Port.[2] It is the closest Missouri community to Brownville Bridge, a Missouri River crossing that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History[]
Phelps City was platted in 1868.[4] The community was named for Willis Phelps, one of the owners of the town site.[5] A post office was established at Phelps City in 1868, and remained in operation until 1954.[6]
References[]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "Phelps City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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