Neck City, MO

Neck City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 228 residents. Neck City had its start as a rough mining settlement called Hell's Neck. A post office called Neck was established in 1899, and the name was changed to Neck City in 1957. Webb City High School is the district's comprehensive high school. The through line in Neck City is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Neck City makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Neck City is located between the Spring River and the North Fork Spring River approximately nine miles northwest of Carthage. The community of Purcell is one mile to the south.