Welcome to Noel ...

Noel is located in San Miguel County<1>.

The location of Noel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Noel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Noel is 8,790 feet [2,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Noel is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Noel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Noel: (970)

Communities Also Named Noel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Noel - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Noel.

Communities near Noel ...

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

• Telluride
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
• Mountain Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
• Ouray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
• Ridgway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Ophir
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
• Sawpit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Loghill Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
  • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
• Placerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Vanadium ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
• Dallas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Ouray County

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 Noel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Noel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Noel. 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 Noel.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Noel ...

Looking for more information about Noel? 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 Noel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Noel.

Adding Noel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Noel 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 for Noel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Noel post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Noel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Noel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/