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Neelyville
Civic
1870s
c. 1870
Butler County
Verbatim Passage from Source
"Neelyville began as a stop on the Doniphan Branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad. Its streets were laid out in 1870.¹³ The town was named after the Neely family, which owned the land on which it was platted."
— Source: Butler County, Missouri Historical and Architectural Survey (referenced c. 1870)
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What We Know From This Source
Neelyville began as a stop on the Iron Mountain Railroad, with its streets laid out in 1870.
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