Jerome is an unincorporated community in western Phelps County, Missouri

Phelps County, Missouri

Phelps County is a county located in south-central Missouri in the United States.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it includes the mean center of U.S. population in 2000. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 39,825. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 42,205....

. It is located on Gasconade River

Gasconade River

The Gasconade River is about long and is located in central and south-central Missouri in the United States.The Gasconade River begins in the Ozarks southeast of Hartville in Wright County and flows generally north-northeastwardly through Wright, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Maries, Osage and...

 near Interstate 44

Interstate 44

Interstate 44 is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in St...

 and is about ten miles west of Rolla

Rolla, Missouri

Rolla is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States, midway between the larger cities of St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The population in the 2010 United States Census was 19,559.It is the county seat of Phelps County...

 near the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest

Mark Twain National Forest

Mark Twain National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers approximately 1.5 million acres , 78,000 acres of which are Wilderness, and National...

. Jerome is protected by the Doolittle

Doolittle, Missouri

Doolittle is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population was 644 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Doolittle is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

rural fire department.



Family lore states that Jerome, Missouri was founded by Jerome LEDGERWOOD as he was employed by a railroad to establish a station there.