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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. The community has the name of William Wallace Phelps, a state legislator.

Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
Cities
Villages
Townships
  • Aurora
  • Buck Prairie
  • Freistatt
  • Green
  • Hoberg
  • Lincoln
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Vernon
  • Ozark
  • Pierce
  • Red Oak
  • Spring River
  • Turnback
  • Vineyard
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 93°54′09″W / 37.18972°N 93.9025°W / 37.18972; -93.9025

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