Smallett, Missouri | |
Native Name Lang: | EN |
Settlement Type: | Community |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Smallett, Missouri |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Smallett, Missouri |
Coordinates: | 36.8494°N -92.7156°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | U. S. A. |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Douglas County |
Elevation Ft: | 1070 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
Postal Code: | 65750 (historical) |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 758446 |
Smallett is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately nine miles south of Ava and is located on Missouri Supplemental Route A. It previously had its own post office from 1888-1967[2] with ZIP code 65750, but mail is now served by the post office in Ava. Some say Smallett was named for its first postmaster, James Small,[3] while others believe the name honors another early settler.[4]
Smallett lies on the South Spring Creek about three miles north of the Douglas–Ozark county line. The village sits on the south bank of South Spring Creek at an elevation of . The lookout tower five miles east at Squires sits at an elevation of 1517feet. The Haden Bald area of the Mark Twain National Forest due south in Ozark County rises to an elevation of around 1460feet.[1]