Powellville, Missouri

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Powellville is a former town on U.S. Highway 66, now an outer road of Interstate 44 in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is located about twelve miles (19 km) west of Rolla. Nothing remains of the town.

Powellville was constructed in the late 1920s or early 1930s, with a small motel to serve the drivers of Powell Brothers Truck Line. They traveled from southwest Missouri to St. Louis with freight.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Phelps County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Rolla

Cities	Doolittle Edgar Springs Newburg Rolla St. James

Townships	Arlington Cold Spring Dawson Dillon Liberty Meramec Miller Rolla St. James Spring Creek

Unincorporated communities	Beulah Clementine Duke Flat Jerome Northwye Powellville Rosati Seaton

Ghost town	Arlington

Coordinates: 37°53′22″N 92°00′53″W / 37.88944°N 92.01472°W / 37.88944; -92.01472

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