Smallett, Missouri Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Smallett, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  2. http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/data/County/Douglas.htm Post Offices in Douglas County, MO
  3. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 165.
  4. Web site: Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 28 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html. 24 June 2016.