Neelyville, Missouri

Overview

• 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

Geography

• 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...

• 2.7 miles E of Hubbells
• 4.9 miles SE of Parks
• 5.2 miles N of Moark, AR
• 5.4 miles E of Naylor
• 5.5 miles S of Angus
• 5.6 miles S of Taft
• 5.7 miles W of Vastus
• 7.7 miles S of Harviell
• 9.4 miles SE of Fairdealing
• 9.7 miles W of Carola
• 74.3 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 143.9 miles S of St. Louis

History

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

Demographics