Neelys Landing, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Jacob H. Neely
• Alternate name: Neely's

Geography

• Located just past the end of Route J along the Mississippi River
• Latitude: 37°30'08" N   (+37.5022)
• Longitude: 89°30'07" W   (-89.5019)
• Public Land Survey: T. 33 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 33
• Civil township: Shawnee

As the crow flies, Neelys Landing is...

• 3.2 miles S of Union Point, IL
• 3.5 miles W of Wolf Lake, IL
• 4.0 miles SW of La Rue, IL
• 4.3 miles SW of Aldridge, IL
• 4.5 miles NE of Oriole
• 4.7 miles NE of Pink Root Hollow
• 5.2 miles SW of Halsey, IL
• 5.4 miles NE of Leemon
• 7.0 miles NW of Ware, IL
• 13.6 miles N of Cape Girardeau
• 86.4 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Presumably named for Jacob Neely, who was the first owner of several tracts of land in this area.