- Location: Butler County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 487 (Change since 1990: +27.8%)
- Founded: 1872 by railroad officials
- Name origin: Obadiah Neely
- Previously known as: Neely and Neelysville
- Located near the intersection of US 67 and MO 142.
- Latitude: 36°33'28" N (+36.5578)
- Longitude: 90°30'35" W (-90.5097)
- Public Land Survey: T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 15, 10
- Civil township: Neely
- Land area: 1.2 square miles
As the crow flies, Neelyville is...
Name origin
Named for Obadiah Neely, landowner
Timeline
- 1857
- Black River post office established
- 1872
- Neelysville founded
- 1883
- Neelysville incorporated
- 1909
- Post office name shortened to Neelyville
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 114 | -- |
| 1910 | 241 | +111.4% |
| 1920 | 237 | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 199 | -16.0% |
| 1940 | 280 | +40.7% |
| 1950 | 457 | +63.2% |
| 1960 | 385 | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 381 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 474 | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 381 | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 487 | +27.8% |