Noble, Missouri

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Noble, Missouri
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Noble, Missouri
Location of Noble, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°44′52″N92°34′7″W / 36.74778°N 92.56861°W / 36.74778; -92.56861 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Ozark County
Elevation
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1,080 ft (330 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Noble is a small unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. [2] It is located on a ridge along Route A, one mile west of Route 5 and twelve miles northwest of Gainesville.

A post office was established at Noble in 1890, and remained in operation until 1999. [3] [4] According to one tradition, one Mr. Noble, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wilhoit, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Noble
  3. Ozark County post offices
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.