Doolittle Mills, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Doolittle Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Doolittle Mills, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Doolittle Mills, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
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

Doolittle Mills is a small, unincorporated community located in Perry County, Indiana. An unincorporated community is a place that isn't officially a town or city, but people still live there. It's part of Oil Township.

History of Doolittle Mills

A place for sending and receiving mail, called a post office, first opened in Doolittle Mills in 1870. It served the community for a long time, closing its doors in 1967.

The community got its name from a local family. This family owned a "mill" in the area. A mill is a building where things like grain are ground into flour, or wood is cut into planks.