McDowell is an unincorporated community in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
[1] The community is on Missouri Route VV 5 miles south of Pleasant Ridge.
Missouri Route C passes the south side of the community along Little Flat Creek.
Purdy is seven miles to the west along Route C.[2] A post office called McDowell was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1925.
This Barry County, Missouri state location article is a stub.