Novinger, MO

Novinger is a city in Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 383 residents. Novinger versus Nature: Being a river town, Novinger was no stranger to frequent flooding of the Chariton River during the community's early years. However a channelization of the Chariton by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s alleviated much of the threat. Coal Miner Days was held from 1987 - 2013 over Memorial Day weekend and included a parade, games, food, and entertainment. The event is no longer being held. The school facility is located on Missouri Highway 149 in Novinger.

Novinger's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Novinger's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Novinger is located at the intersection of Missouri routes 6 and 149 approximately six miles west-northwest of Kirksville. The confluence of Spring Creek and the Chariton River is one mile southeast. Novinger includes the confluence of Spring Creek.