Phelps City, Missouri

Phelps City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24.[2] The community is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rock Port.[3] It is the closest Missouri community to Brownville Bridge, a Missouri River crossing that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Phelps City, Missouri
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Phelps City
Coordinates: 40°24′12″N 95°35′55″W
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total1.28 km2 (0.493 sq mi)
 • Land1.28 km2 (0.493 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Population
 • Total24
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)660
GNIS feature ID724280[3]

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
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Phelps City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. "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)
  5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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