Welcome to Oxly ...
Oxly is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Oxly is located in Ripley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Oxly is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oxly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oxly: 573 & 235<3>
The ZIP code for Oxly: 63955<4>
Communities near Oxly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oxly.
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Naylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Neelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reyno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Grandin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
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 Oxly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oxly. 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 Oxly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxly. See our Newspapers Page for Oxly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxly ...
Looking for more information about Oxly? 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 Oxly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oxly.
Adding Oxly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oxly 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 Oxly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oxly post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxly.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxly - 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 Oxly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Oxly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oxly). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oxly or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |