Doolittle Missouri Map

About Doolittle, Missouri

Doolittle is a locality in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 564. The population density is 78.2 people per km². Doolittle is located at 37.9403°N, 91.8810°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Doolittle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65550.

Doolittle occupies a quiet stretch of limestone-rich earth where the Missouri landscape shifts from open horizon into the dense, shadowed timber of the Mark Twain National Forest. It lies 6.0 miles west of Rolla, MO (from Rolla, MO: bearing 263°T), and is situated 17.9 miles east-northeast of Saint Robert. The terrain here is defined by a rugged, uneven topography, with Tick Creek carving a shallow, winding path through the limestone bedrock just a mile from the center of Doolittle. Sunlight at dusk catches the jagged outcroppings and the deep, verdant folds of Poole Hollow, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the scrub oaks and dry, silty soil. The air carries a heavy, terrestrial scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a persistent reminder of the dense woodland that presses in on all sides of the clearings.

Doolittle emerged as a product of the mid-century expansion along the highway, its economy historically tethered to the movement of travelers and the modest needs of the surrounding rural residents. While the local pace remains dictated by the slow seasonal changes of the nearby forest, the identity of the place is marked by a plain-spoken endurance, a refusal to be anything other than what the geography allows. Residents look toward the distant Pilot Knob as a fixed point in their navigation, while those seeking recreation often venture toward the Kaintuck Trail or the quiet shores of Boyd Lake. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned simplicity, grounded in the practicalities of a region that has long balanced the quiet isolation of the woods with the persistent hum of the passing road.

About This Doolittle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Doolittle, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.940319, -91.880994. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Doolittle includes the ZIP code (65550), telephone area code (573), county seat of Phelps County (Rolla), and school district assignment (Newburg R-II School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.