BlockNoble, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52641. The Survey maps it on the Crawfordsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Crawfordsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Noble: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wayland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Noble in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Noble | $500,000 | The tornado began near 120th street near Wayland in Henry County and moved into Washington County near Noble and lifted near Crawfordsville. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 10 minutes in Washington County. Damage along the path of the tornado included: several farm outbuildings destroyed, roof damage to homes, trees snapped, and power poles damaged. The most severe damage occurred near and to the northeast of Noble (Washington County) where several turkey farms sustained extensive damage and two large wooden truss power poles were snapped off. Two homes between Noble and Crawfordsville had the roof removed as well as the exterior walls on the upper floor. One of the homes had a car lofted and tumbled across the yard. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Noble | $50,000 | An NWS Storm Survey determined that a tornado touched down 1.8 miles northwest of Wayland and was on the ground for 1.38 miles before lifting 0.9 miles north of Wayland. The tornado caused damage primarily to farm outbuildings and trees along its path with a rating of EF-1 and peak winds estimated at 100 MPH. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noble | - | A turkey house lost its roof and was blown onto a road, which pulled down power lines and poles. Multiple other power poles down around this area towards Brighton. The time was estimated from radar information. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Noble | - | Quarter sized hail fell 6 miles south of Washington, IA around 1048 am CDT April 17. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Noble | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfordsville | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Havre | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Eureka (historical) | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ainsworth | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Washington | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Brighton | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Titu | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Haskins | 12.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459531. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.