Major General James G. Blunt

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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.