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Welcome to Doolittle Mills ...

Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County<1>.


The location of Doolittle Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Doolittle Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Doolittle Mills: Doolittle Mls. (or less commonly used: Doolittle Mlls.)

Doolittle Mills is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Doolittle Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Doolittle Mills (for example, toward Leavenworth), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Doolittle Mills: (812)

Communities near Doolittle Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doolittle Mills.

  • Huntingburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Santa Claus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferdinand
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
    • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
  • Milltown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
  • Marengo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
  • English
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
  • Birdseye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leavenworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Carefree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carefree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Carefree is located in Crawford County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Doolittle Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doolittle Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doolittle Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doolittle Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doolittle Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Doolittle Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doolittle Mills ...

Looking for more information about Doolittle Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Doolittle Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Doolittle Mills.

Adding Doolittle Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doolittle Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doolittle Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Doolittle Mills on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doolittle Mills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doolittle Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doolittle Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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