Phelps, Missouri

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Phelps is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. [1] It lies along former U.S. Route 66 (Route 96), twenty-one miles east of Carthage.

A post office called Phelps was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1864. [2] The community has the name of Missouri Governor & Union Brigadier General John Smith Phelps [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phelps, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°11′23″N93°54′09″W / 37.18972°N 93.90250°W / 37.18972; -93.90250


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