Nolan, Texas Explained

Nolan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nolan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:2493
Coordinates:32.2736°N -100.2425°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79537
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1342642

Nolan is an unincorporated community in southeastern Nolan County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 126 southeast of the city of Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County.[1] Its elevation is 2,493 feet (760 m), which happens to be the average elevation of the United States. Although Nolan is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79537;[2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79537 had a population of 94 at the 2000 census.[3]

Nolan was founded in 1928 as a union of two communities: a previous Nolan (to the west), and Dora (to the east).[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79537 Zip Code Lookup
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hln22 Nolan, Texas
  5. Web site: School . Divide . Divide School (Nolan County TX) . Nolan County TX Schools . TXGenWeb . 3 February 2020.
  6. Web site: School . Divide . Divide School . Divide School Alumni . All High Schools . 3 February 2020.