Neosho, Missouri: Population: 11,835
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YoSam.
N 36° 53.054 W 094° 22.236
15S E 377861 N 4082906
Northern entrance to the city of US-60 the business loop
Waymark Code: WM12ADA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2020
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County of city: Newton County
Location of city hall: S. Washington St. & E. main St., Neosho
Location of city: SW of center in county; crossroads of US-60, MO-86, MO-D & I-49, MO-179
Founded: 1829
Elevation: 1,037 ft (316 m)
Population: 12,051 (2018)
Sign Text:
CITY LIMIT
NEOSHO
POP. 11,835
"Neosho is said to be a corruption of the Osage Indian word NEOZHO, which means clear, cold water. The great springs in the middle of the city certainly bear out this story.
"Neosho is beautifully situated in the valleys of Hickory and Shoal Creeks, two miles above their confluence and near the center of the county. Neosho is an Indian name and signifies "clear-cold-water". The town was first settled in 1840, incorporated in 1855, and again in 1866." ~ Gazetteer of Missouri, Campbell, 1874, pp. 401-402.