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Welcome to Neelys Landing ...

Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neelys Landing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Neelys Landing: Neelys Lndg. (or less commonly used: Neelys Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Neelys Landing for more information about variations on the name of Neelys Landing.

Neelys Landing is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Neelys Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Neelys Landing: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Neelys Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neelys Landing.

  • Cape Girardeau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Scott City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Anna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Anna is located in Union County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
  • Jonesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cobden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cobden is located in Union County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>
  • Grand Tower
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Makanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Makanda is located in Jackson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <4>
  • Gordonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alto Pass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Neelys Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neelys Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neelys Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neelys Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neelys Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Neelys Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neelys Landing ...

Looking for more information about Neelys Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Neelys Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Neelys Landing.

Adding Neelys Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neelys Landing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Neelys Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neelys Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neelys Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Neelys Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Neelys Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.