The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Noonday.
The area was settled by the 1860s and in 1880 a post office was established there.
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Half of Noonday’s homes were built after 1995
Most of Noonday was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995.
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Noonday’s past
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Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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