Naylor, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Ripley County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 610 (Change since 1990: -5.0%)
• Founded: Nov. 1883
• Name origin: William A. Naylor
• Previously known as: Barfield

Geography

• Located near intersection MO 142, Route H, and Route W between Oxly and Neelyville
• Latitude: 36°34'27" N   (+36.5742)
• Longitude: 90°36'16" W   (-90.6044)
• Elevation: 304 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 22 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 11
• Civil township: Thomas
• Land area: 0.54 square miles (347.1 acres)

As the crow flies, Naylor is...

• 2.7 miles W of Hubbells
• 3.5 miles SW of Parks
• 4.8 miles E of Oxly
• 5.4 miles W of Neelyville
• 5.6 miles SW of Taft
• 6.2 miles S of Fairdealing
• 7.7 miles NW of Moark, AR
• 7.9 miles SW of Angus
• 8.0 miles NE of Palatka, AR
• 8.7 miles NE of Purman
• 77.4 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 143.5 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for William A. Naylor, county land surveyor who served as a Union army captain from Indiana.

Previous names

The town was originally called Barfield in honor of the Barfield family which first settled here. Because of confusion with Barfield, Arkansas, the post office changed its name to Naylor in 1892.

Timeline

1850s

Barfield family settled here

1882

Iron Mountain railroad built through the area

1883

Barfield founded

Sep. 23, 1892

Post office officially changed name to Naylor

Aug. 30, 1905

Incorporated as a 4th class city

Demographics