Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Noel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Noel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Noel is located in McDonald County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McDonald County: Benton (AR), Barry, Newton, Delaware (OK) & Ottawa (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Noel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Noel:
- McDonald County (The home county of Noel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Ginger Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Tiff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Goodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- May
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- May is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Rocky Comfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Ridgley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Wheaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seligman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seligman is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Racine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Stark City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Granby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Hiwasse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Bella Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Centerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Bentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Elm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Craig County (OK)
- Ketchum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Dodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <1>
- Brush Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Zena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Colcord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Eucha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Cloud Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Bernice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mayes County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Disney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Kellyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Narcissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Noel, see our County-by-County Page for Noel.
Cemeteries Near Noel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Noel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Noel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- GAR Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelt Noel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beavers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pineville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Wet Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Noel had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Noel had a population of 1,808 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Noel, with the one closest to Noel listed first.
- Crump ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Jane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Splitlog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Noel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noel.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Noel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noel.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Noel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Noel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Noel.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Noel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Noel:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to McDonald County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Newton County
- Benton County
- Washington County
- Adair County
- Craig County
- Delaware County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Noel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Noel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |