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Noonan

Ghost town · Ralls County, Missouri

Perry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Perry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Noonan is a ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Ralls County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Noonan as a historical populated place: 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 39.4600° N, 91.6113° W.

Key facts

Elevation728 ft
Nearest living townPerry, MO
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates39.46004, -91.61127

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What's there now

Noonan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perry, MO (population 710), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 728 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Noonan?

Noonan is in Ralls County, Missouri, at 39.4600, -91.6113.

How many ghost towns are in Ralls County?

Ralls County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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