Noble, Iowa

Noble is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Noble, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Noble, Iowa is located in Iowa
Noble, Iowa
Noble, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°09′59″N 91°37′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWashington
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID459531[1]

History

Edward Case Noble owned a farm here, and when the Burlington and Western Railway was built, a station was established and a grain mill constructed.[2]

Noble's population was 53 in 1902,[3] and 78 in 1925.[4]

Notable people

Notes
  1. "Noble, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. David Lotz and Charles Franzen, 'Rails to a County Seat', The Print Shop, Washington Iowa, 1989; page 37.
  3. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  5. 'Judge's Death Ends 7 Month Sedition Trial,' Chicago Tribune, December 1, 1944, pg. 7


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