Doolittle Mills, Indiana

Doolittle Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Doolittle Mills
Doolittle Mills
Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.25083°N 86.60306°W / 38.25083; -86.60306Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.25083°N 86.60306°W / 38.25083; -86.60306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation[1] 604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 47551
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 450861

Doolittle Mills is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

A post office was established at Doolittle Mills in 1870, and remained in operation until 1967.[3] The community was named for a local family which owned a mill.[4]

Geography

Doolittle Mills is located at 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.25083°N 86.60306°W / 38.25083; -86.60306.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Doolittle Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the Doolittle family, who operated a mill.


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