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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phelps, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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"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.
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