Oxly, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Ripley County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Mr. F. G. Oxley
• Previously known as: Martinsburg, Oakdale, and Varner

Geography

• Located at intersection MO 142 and Route T
• Latitude: 36°35'42" N   (+36.5950)
• Longitude: 90°41'15" W   (-90.6875)
• Elevation: 320 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 23 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 36
• Civil township: Varner

As the crow flies, Oxly is...

• 4.8 miles W of Naylor
• 5.9 miles S of Flatwoods
• 6.0 miles NE of Purman
• 6.1 miles SW of Fairdealing
• 6.9 miles W of Parks
• 7.5 miles W of Hubbells
• 7.7 miles E of Doniphan
• 8.3 miles NE of Current View
• 8.7 miles W of Taft
• 9.0 miles N of Palatka, AR
• 80.0 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 142.9 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for F. G. Oxley, owner of the Oxley Stave Factory of Poplar Bluff

Previous names

Before the 1880s, the town was called Martinsburg. With the coming of the railroad, the town became Oakdale but the post office was named Varner when it reopened in 1883. By 1900, the name changed permanently to Oxly.