Powellville, Missouri
Powellville is a former town on U.S. Highway 66, now an outer road of Interstate 44 in western Phelps County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Rolla on a ridge between Tater Hollow to the east and the Gasconade River approximately one mile to the west in adjacent Pulaski County.[2]
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.[citation needed]
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37°53′22″N 92°00′53″W / 37.88944°N 92.01472°W / 37.88944; -92.01472
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