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Noel, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elk River West Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64854. It stands on Butler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Noel quadrangle. 2,124 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.

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Noel within McDonald County

Population over time

2 figures

Noel grew from 1,832 to 2,124 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,832
20202,124+292 (+16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

25 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Noel between 1992 and 2018, burning about 743 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2012Natural50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 July 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 April 1992Debris and open burning15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 March 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 March 1997Arson/incendiarism95 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McDonald County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Noel: 13 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
Armstrong & Cravens QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
John P Hughes QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Joplin-Elk River Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lanagan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lewis QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Madge Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mill Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in McDonald County

Storms near this place

58 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Noel in 58 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 23 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2005Flash FloodNoel2 killedno account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNoel2 hurt, $20,000no account filed
January 2008HailNoel$500,000Wind driven golf ball sized hail fell damaging wind shields and homes in Noel and Southwest City.
May 2011Flash FloodNoel$250,000Highway 59 north of Noel was washed away.
May 2011HailNoel$100,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindNoel$20,000A large tree was reported down on powerlines.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNoel$20,000A tree fell on to a house and car. There were no injuries.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNoel$10,000Numerous reports of wind damage to trees and overhangs on buildings was reported.
October 1993Tornado (F1)Noel$5,000Numerous trees were knocked down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNoel$3,000Several trees were downed on hilltop road west of Noel.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindNoel$1,000no account filed
October 1994HailNoel$500McDonald county sheriff reported hail 3 inches deep in places.
June 2024HailNoel-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Noel.
April 2020HailNoel-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2019Heavy RainNoel-A co-op observer reported a 24-hr rainfall accumulation of 4.00 inches.
February 2018FloodNoel-State Highway DD was closed due to flooding.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNoel-Several trees were blown down near Noel.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindNoel-A large tree was blown down.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindNoel-Large tree limbs were blown down south of Noel along Highway 59.
March 2015FloodNoel-Several low water crossings were flooded across the county. The intersection of Easy and Park Street was flooded.
December 2015Flash FloodNoel-There were approximately 20 high water rescues conducted that morning. Approximately 20 homes were inundated with flood water.
December 2015FloodNoel-The Tyson Foods waste water system was impacted by flood water.
December 2015FloodNoel-There was a water rescue from a residence in Noel.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNoel-Large tree limbs were blown down in Noel.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNoel-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2013Flash FloodNoel-Highway 59 had water and debris over the roadway.
August 2013Flash FloodNoel-Route H was closed due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodNoel-There were high water rescues around Noel at several campgrounds with campers being trapped by rising waters along the river.
September 2012HailNoel-Nickel to Quarter sized hail was reported in Noel.
September 2012HailNoel-Golf ball sized hail along with other reports of nickel and quarter sized hail was reported by the public.
April 2011Flash FloodNoel-The low water crossing on south Kings Highway was flooded and impassable.
April 2011Flash FloodNoel-Route DD was closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash FloodNoel-Highway 90 was reported closed due to flooding.
May 2011Flash FloodNoel-Numerous roads were reported impassable.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNoel-A large tree was reported down in town.
April 2009Flash FloodNoel-A section of Highway 59 was flooded from Butler Creek rising out of its banks.
January 2008HailNoel-Quarter sized hail covered the ground.
May 2006Flash FloodNoel-Excessive rainfall caused a few low water crossings to become impassable to motorists around the Noel area.
July 2004Flash FloodNoel-Several county roads flooded along Butler Creek.
October 1994HailNoel-McDonald county sheriff reported hail 3 inches deep in places.
March 2017HailNoel-no account filed
March 2015HailNoel-no account filed
April 2015HailNoel-no account filed
May 2011HailNoel-no account filed
April 2009HailNoel-no account filed
December 2008HailNoel-no account filed
December 2008Thunderstorm WindNoel-no account filed
March 2006HailNoel-no account filed
March 2006HailNoel-no account filed
March 2006HailNoel-no account filed
September 2006HailNoel-no account filed
May 2003HailNoel-no account filed
April 2003HailNoel-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNoel-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindNoel-no account filed
May 1998HailNoel-no account filed
February 1997Flash FloodNoel-no account filed
January 1996HailNoel-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McDonald County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spring Valley0.9 miles13
Armstrong Quarry1.8 miles13
Mount Shira2.7 miles13
Elk Springs3.0 miles13
Ginger Blue3.2 miles13
Riverside Inn3.4 miles13
Pack3.7 miles13
Saratoga3.8 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on NoelAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q954354The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 723397. 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.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

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.