TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Smith County TX
Smith County

Texas Towns
A - Z
Tyler Hotels

More Hotels

NOONDAY, TEXAS

Smith County, East Texas

32°14'43"N 95°23'33"W (32.245210, -95.392567)

Highway 155
3 Miles W of Gresham
7 Miles S of Tyler the county seat
Population: 709 Est. (2016)
777 (2010) 515 (2000) 466 (1990)

Noonday, Texas Area Hotels › Tyler Hotels
Noonday Texas City Hall, Community Center, Library
Noonday City Hall, Community Center & Library
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, July, 2007
History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in the 1860s, the town was granted a post office in 1880. By the middle of that decade there were only 25 residents but the amenities included a store, gristmill, gin, school and church. The post office moved to Flint in 1904 and the town became on stop on Flint’s route.

By 1910 the population had increased to 100 in 1910, and a road was built connecting the town to Tyler. During the Great Depression the population decreased to 56 – a figure that was in use through 1980. By 1952 the local schools merged into a single Independent School District, and by 1964 the last business closed. The Noonday ISD merged with the Bullard ISD in the late 1960s. In the late 1980s the town finally shed the population figure of 56 – and reported 385 residents which has since increased to 515.


Annual Event
"Noonday Onion Festival" in May.

[See also Noonday, Harrison County]
Nooday Texas church
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, July, 2007
More Texas Churches

Take a road trip

Noonday, Texas Nearby Towns:
Tyler the county seat
See Smith County | East Texas

Book Hotel Here:
Tyler Hotels | More Hotels
Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Texas Towns A - Z Texas Regions:
Gulf Texas Gulf Coast East East Texas North Central Texas North Central Woutn Central Texas South Panhandle Texas Panhandle
South South Texas Hill Texas Hill Country West West Texas Ghost Texas Ghost Towns counties Texas Counties

Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
Texas Counties
Texas Towns A-Z
Texas Ghost Towns

TEXAS REGIONS:
Central Texas North
Central Texas South
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Panhandle
Texas Hill Country
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas

Courthouses
Jails
Churches
Schoolhouses
Bridges
Theaters
Depots
Rooms with a Past
Monuments
Statues

Gas Stations
Post Offices
Museums
Water Towers
Grain Elevators
Lodges
Stores
Banks

Vintage Photos
Historic Trees
Cemeteries
Old Neon
Ghost Signs
Signs
Murals
Gargoyles
Pitted Dates
Cornerstones
Then & Now

Columns: History/Opinion
Texas History
Small Town Sagas
Black History
WWII
Texas Centennial
Ghosts
People
Animals
Food
Music
Art

Books
Texas Railroads

Texas Trips
Texas Drives
Texas State Parks
Texas Rivers
Texas Lakes
Texas Forts
Texas Trails
Texas Maps
USA
MEXICO
HOTELS

Site Map
About Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
Contributors
Staff
Contact Us

 
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved