Noodle, TX
The town took its name from Noodle Creek. According to folk tradition the name meant "nothing" or signified a dry creek bed. Settlement in the region began in 1882 with the arrival of Anderson Criswell, a shepherd. Later settlers came for the land that was priced at a mere $5 per acre.
In 1898 Noodle had a store and in 1900 a post office opened which operated until 1924.
In 1883 the first school, Willow Creek, was established at Criswell's ranch. Local residents built a school building in Noodle six years later and named it Cross Roads.
By 1920 the town had added a gin, a blacksmith shop, and a garage.
In 1929, after consolidating with the Horn school district, Noodle used bonds to build another school, the Noodle-Horn school. The first church services in Noodle were held in the original schoolhouse.
In the mid-1980s Noodle had one store, a gin, and two churches.
Noodle's population did not exceed forty between 1950 and 1986. It was still reported as forty in 1990.
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