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Neely Township, Butler County, Missouri

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Neely Township
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Area
 • Total59.9 sq mi (155.15 km2)
 • Land59.86 sq mi (155.05 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.06%
Elevation302 ft (92 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,259
 • Density21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
FIPS code29-51392[2]
GNIS feature ID0766355

Neely Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,259.

Neely Township was organized in 1871, and named after Obadiah Neely, an early citizen.[3]

Geography

Neely Township covers an area of 59.9 square miles (155 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Neelyville. It contains seven cemeteries: Crab, Harris Ridge, Lutz, Neeleyville, Roberts, Sheely and Sims.

The streams of Big Cane Creek, Cane Creek, Cope Branch, Fox Branch and Gaines Slough run through this township.

Transportation

Neely Township contains one airport or landing strip: Wattle Landing Strip.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 September 2016.