Nolan, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
32°16′25″N 100°14′33″W / 32.27361°N 100.24250°W / 32.27361; -100.24250CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyNolanElevation
2,493 ft (760 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
79537
GNIS feature ID1342642

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),[2] 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;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79537 had a population of 94 at the 2000 census.[4]

Nolan was founded in 1928 as a union of two communities: a previous Nolan (to the west), and Dora (to the east).[5]

External links

  • Profile of Nolan from the Handbook of Texas Online
  • Divide School[6] operated in Nolan between 1928 and 1985.[7]

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nolan, Texas
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Nolan, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
  6. ^ School, Divide. "Divide School (Nolan County TX)". Nolan County TX Schools. TXGenWeb. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  7. ^ School, Divide. "Divide School". Divide School Alumni. All High Schools. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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Municipalities and communities of Nolan County, Texas, United States
County seat: Sweetwater
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