Phelps, Missouri

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 William Wallace Phelps, a state legislator.[3]

References

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


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