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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Doolittle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Doolittle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Doolittle is located in Phelps County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Doolittle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doolittle:

  • Phelps County     (The home county of Doolittle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Newburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Arlington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Rolla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Saint James
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edgar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rosati
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
    • Duke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Beulah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Wesco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Jake Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
    • Cook Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Cuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Steelville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Lecoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Lake Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lenox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Howes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Jack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Sligo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Redbird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Bland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Vichy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
    • Lindell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lindell is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
    • Brinktown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lanes Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
    • Paydown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
    • Belle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Iberia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Argyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Freeburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Freeburg is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Koeltztown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Koeltztown is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
    • Byron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Koenig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Meta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Devils Elbow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Saint Robert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bloodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Swedeborg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Hawkeye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Licking
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doolittle, see our County-by-County Page for Doolittle.

Cemeteries Near Doolittle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doolittle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Doolittle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doolittle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.

  • Newburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Strawhun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pea Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudgens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hoss - Ray - Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falkenrath Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pillman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wiese Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Brainard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goodall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Doolittle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doolittle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Doolittle, with the one closest to Doolittle listed first.

  • Newburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Jerome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jerome is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Rolla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
  • Clementine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clementine is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Franks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Franks is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Yancy Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
  • Hayden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayden is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Dillon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dillon is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dixon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Vichy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vichy is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
  • Spring Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lecoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Lake Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Saint James
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doolittle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doolittle.

Newspapers Published in Doolittle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doolittle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doolittle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doolittle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Doolittle:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Doolittle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doolittle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.