Welcome to Doolittle ...
So far, we found very little information about Doolittle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Doolittle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doolittle, please Contact Us.
Doolittle would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doolittle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Doolittle is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Doolittle was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Doolittle was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Doolittle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Doolittle - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, Montana and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Doolittle.
Communities near Doolittle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doolittle.
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chunky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Garlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doolittle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doolittle. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doolittle. See our Newspapers Page for Doolittle.
Adding Doolittle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doolittle 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 (so far) for Doolittle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Doolittle post office opened in 1900. The Doolittle post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doolittle.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doolittle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Doolittle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Doolittle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |