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Noel

Ghost town · Scott County, Iowa

Dewitt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Dewitt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Noel is a ghost town in Scott County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Noel as a historical populated place on the De Witt topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.7506° N, 90.5921° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDe Witt
Elevation631 ft
Nearest living townLong Grove, IA
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID465187
Coordinates41.75059, -90.59208

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What's there now

Noel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Long Grove, IA (population 707), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 631 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Noel?

Noel is in Scott County, Iowa, at 41.7506, -90.5921.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Iowa has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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