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Doolittle, Missouri

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Arlington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65401. The Survey maps it on the Newburg quadrangle. 564 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,004 feet above sea level.

Doolittle within Phelps County

Population over time

2 figures

Doolittle fell from 630 to 564 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010630
2020564-66 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

95 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Doolittle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Arson/incendiarism16
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178675-08102-08092018-1546
8 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178691-08102-08082018-1148
6 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
5 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 August 1992Debris and open burning15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 August 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 August 1992Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Phelps County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Doolittle: 18 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkLead, ZincPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkLeadPast Producer
UnkLeadPast Producer
Farney QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcdowell Asphalt Paving Quarry/PltStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Umr MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Phelps County

Storms near this place

30 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doolittle in 30 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Thunderstorm WindDoolittle$10,000The Phelps County dispatch reported power lines down near the Doolittle outer road.
January 2008Tornado (EF1)Doolittle$5,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across extreme northern Phelps County, eventually tracking into southeast Maries County. One home sustained roof damage. Several trees were snapped and uprooted from this tornado prior to moving into southeast Phelps County.
March 2008Flash FloodDoolittle$3,000Four to nine inches of rain fell over Phelps County. Major flooding occurred along rivers and creeks. Record flooding occurred along the Gasconade River near Jerome and Newburg. Damage to county roads and bridges was common. The southern portion of Phelps County recieved the greatest rainfall.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDoolittle$2,500A portion of the awning at a gas station was torn off due to thunderstorm winds.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDoolittle$2,000Several large trees were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDoolittle$1,000A tree was blown down across State Route E just north of the Route E and Route A intersection.
June 2024HailDoolittle-Hail to the size of quarters fell northeast of Doolittle.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindDoolittle-Multiple trees with diameters of 6 to 16 inches were uprooted, snapped or had tops twisted out of them.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindDoolittle-A 64 mph wind gust was estimated.
November 2015FloodDoolittle-Highway C was closed due to flooding near County Road 8260.
November 2015FloodDoolittle-Route Y was closed due to flooding north of County Road 8240.
March 2012HailDoolittle-Penny size hail with a few quarter sized was reported.
March 2012Flash FloodDoolittle-Highway C was closed due to flooding.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDoolittle-Law enforcement estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts.
April 2010FloodDoolittle-A low water crossing on County Road 8280 was reported impassable due to high water.
May 2010FloodDoolittle-Excessive rainfall caused sections of Highway Y to flood and be closed to motorists.
May 2010FloodDoolittle-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over a section of Highway Y approximately three miles northwest of Rolla. This section of the highway has been closed off to motorists.
October 2009FloodDoolittle-Route C near Route T was closed due to flooding.
February 2008Flash FloodDoolittle-Numerous roads became impassable from flash flooding on the eastern edge of Rolla.
March 2008FloodDoolittle-This flooding is a continution of the flash flooding. Widespread flooding continued for several days after the rain ended.
June 2008Flash FloodDoolittle-Flash flooding occurred over numerous streets in the city of Rolla. Flooding also occurred along a few small streams and creeks near the community of Edgar Springs.
March 2008Flash FloodDoolittle-Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
March 2012HailDoolittle-no account filed
June 2011HailDoolittle-no account filed
December 2008Thunderstorm WindDoolittle-no account filed
August 2007HailDoolittle-no account filed
May 2006HailDoolittle-no account filed
May 2004HailDoolittle-no account filed
May 2003HailDoolittle-no account filed
July 2003HailDoolittle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Phelps County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Newburg2.1 miles25
Westcott (historical)2.4 miles25
Arlington5.0 miles25
Sugartree5.1 miles25
Jerome5.2 miles25
Rolla5.9 miles28
Table Rock6.3 miles25
Northwye7.1 miles28

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on DoolittleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q603723The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749680. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.