Doolittle Mills, Indiana
Doolittle Mills, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°14′59″N 86°36′08″W / 38.24972°N 86.60222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Perry |
Township | Oil |
Elevation | 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[1] |
Doolittle Mills is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Doolittle Mills in 1870, and remained in operation until 1967.[2] The community was named for a local family which owned a mill.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doolittle Mills, Indiana
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ 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.