Neelyville, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Neely Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63954. The Survey maps it on the Naylor quadrangle. 318 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 305 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNeelyville fell from 483 to 318 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 483 | |
| 2020 | 318 | -165 (-34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS Acorn quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Naylor quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Neelyville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178962-01201-03212019-1931 |
| 14 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176428-01201-03142018-1247 |
| 21 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190238-01201-02212020-1355 |
| 9 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251247-01201-12092020-1225 |
| 25 December 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178123-01201-12252018-1555 |
| 24 December 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189970-01201-12242019-1345 |
| 5 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251241-01201-11052020-1548 |
| 16 November 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189954-01201-11162019-1915 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neelyville in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 funnel cloud, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $350,000 | Wind damage was reported across much of southern Butler County, mainly from Neelyville to Qulin. Approximately 30 houses received minor to moderate damage, mainly to their roofs. An elementary school lost sections of its roof. A garage was destroyed, falling on three vehicles. Tin roofs were blown off several barns. Structural damage occurred to the front porch of a home when the reinforcement poles holding the porch roof collapsed. Carports were blown over onto vehicles, causing damage to the vehicles. Windows were broken out of two combines. A tree fell on a mobile home, causing damage to it. Two businesses sustained roof damage. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Neelyville | $175,000 | The intermittent damage path began along U.S. Highway 67 south-southwest of Neelyville. The damage along U.S. Highway 67 south of town was minor roofing and siding damage to eight structures. A bank window was blown out. The tornado was rated EF-0 in this area. The tornado then increased to EF-1 northeast of Neelyville, where two mobile homes were destroyed and six others were damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $130,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey revealed a microburst with estimated peak winds near 90 mph struck south central Butler County. The microburst began just north of Allred Lake Natural Area along County Road 2601 and ended along County Road 214 in Coon Island Conservation Area. The maximum path width was about 1000 yards. A semi and an empty grain bin were both flipped onto their sides. Three wooden electrical poles were pushed nearly to the ground. A grain silo was severely dented. A mobile home was shifted off its foundation, and a small portion of its roof decking was removed. Several outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed. One brick home suffered wind damage to several of its window sills. A handful of trees were uprooted, and several large tree limbs were broken. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down four transmission line poles, knocking out power to 2,000 utility customers. Two of the poles were 75-foot poles, and the other two were 55 feet. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $35,000 | The roof was completely blown off a closed business a mile south of the U.S. Highway 67 junction with Route 142. In Neelyville, the roof was taken off a porch. Trees were down, and live power lines were down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $20,000 | A barn was destroyed. Debris from the barn was blown against the farmhouse. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $10,000 | A roof was partially blown off a house along County Road 257. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $10,000 | A semi-tractor trailer was overturned on U.S. Highway 67 about one mile north of the Arkansas-Missouri state line. The driver was not injured. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $10,000 | An eight-by-ten foot shed was destroyed. Minor shingle damage occurred. Two trees were downed. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | $5,000 | The awning was torn off the front of a house. There was shingle damage to a shed. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Neelyville | $4,000 | The tornado touched down a couple of times near the intersection of County Road 257 and HH Highway. A large tree was blown down. One home had roof damage and siding blown off. Several small branches were impaled into the side of the house where the siding had been blown off. Two untrained persons provided eyewitness accounts of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 80 MPH. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Neelyville | - | Hail was estimated at 1-2 inches with wind gusts up to 50 mph in Neelyville. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Neelyville | - | Golf ball size hail was estimated north of Neelyville while emergency management reported a picture of hail measured at two inches from the northeast of Neelyville. |
| July 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Neelyville | - | A photo was shared of a tropical funnel occurring with a thunderstorm over Neelyville. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Neelyville | - | Video was relayed to the National Weather Service of an apparent tornado over an open field east of Neelyville. There was no known damage. The tornado was associated with a relatively weak shower or thunderstorm that did not exhibit severe characteristics. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Neelyville | - | A funnel cloud was reported over fields in a rural area. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Neelyville | - | The hail was spotted on the Ripley County line near the Arkansas border. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Neelyville | - | A levee failure occurred along Cane Creek, trapping people for at least a short time due to blocked roads. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Neelyville | - | Quarter-size hail was reported at the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and Highway 142. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | - | Gusts to 60 MPH were estimated at the U.S. Highway 67 junction with Highway 142. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Neelyville | - | A couple of state roads remained closed due to flooding. These roads included Highway 142 from Neelyville to the Ripley County line and Highway 158 from U.S. 67 to Highway 142. |
| November 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Neelyville | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud and 45 to 50 mph winds. |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Neelyville | - | The funnel cloud, which was described as looking like a "snake's tail," was sighted by several people, including the mayor of Neelyville and a trained spotter. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | - | The line of severe thunderstorms that moved east across Ripley County produced 60 to 70 MPH winds in southwest Butler County. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Flash Flood | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neelyville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sims (historical) | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Booser (historical) | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hubbells | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Parks | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Gheen | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Angus | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Vastus | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Taft | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Neelyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q967986 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735744. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







