Noble, Richland County,
Illinois, USA
Population: approximately 760
Land area: 2.64 sq.
kilometers
Distance from
Springfield, Illinois: 109 miles
Distance from
Olney, Illinois: 7 miles
Noble is a small
rural town with an economy mostly based on
farming and
oil. It is mostly known as a
sister city to Olney.
Noble's school district is known as West Richland Community Unit District 2. Their mascot is the
Wildcats. The high school sponsors boys and girls'
basketball, girls'
vollyball, girls'
softball, and boys'
baseball. Although the teams do not compete in
state tournaments, they do compete at a
regional level and often place highly.
The Olney-Noble airport, more used for
agricultural purposes than anything, is located within one mile of the Noble
city limits. The small
airport also often hosts
air-shows.
In
1997, Noble was stricken by the
tragedy known as the
Chris Churchill Murders. Christopher Churchill took the small
community by surprise when
he murdered his family while they slept.
Since the original
media hype of the murders surpassed, this normally peaceful town has returned to being a normal
southern Illinois farming town.
Sources:
Richland County Guide, published 2002, The Olde Print Shop.