Phelps, Missouri Explained

Phelps is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. 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.[1] The community has the name of William Wallace Phelps, a state legislator.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 27 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071704/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lawrence.html. 24 June 2016.

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