Doolittle Mills, Indiana

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Doolittle Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Doolittle Mills
Coordinates: 38°14′59″N86°36′08″W / 38.24972°N 86.60222°W / 38.24972; -86.60222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation
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604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47551
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450861 [1]

Doolittle Mills is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

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

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doolittle Mills, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
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