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>.
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The location of Doolittle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
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<5>
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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <7>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <7>
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <7>
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <7>
- Chunky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <7>
- Sebastopol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <7>
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Garlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper 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. 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 for Doolittle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Doolittle post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doolittle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doolittle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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). |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |