Welcome to Noble ...

Noble is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Noble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Noble is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Noble: (319)

Communities Also Named Noble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Noble - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Noble ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Columbus Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Winfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Morning Sun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
  • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <4>
• Brighton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Ainsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <4>
• Columbus City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
  • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Lockridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
  • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Noble ...

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

Adding Noble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Noble post office opened in 1882.

We also found Noble in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Noble.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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