- Nolan, Texas
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Nolan — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Texas
NolanCoordinates: 32°16′25″N 100°14′33″W / 32.27361°N 100.2425°WCoordinates: 32°16′25″N 100°14′33″W / 32.27361°N 100.2425°W Country United States State Texas County Nolan Elevation 2,493 ft (760 m) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 79537 FIPS code GNIS feature ID 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).[2] 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]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nolan, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Nolan, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
External links
- Profile of Nolan from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Nolan County, Texas County seat: Sweetwater Cities Blackwell‡ | Roscoe | Sweetwater
Unincorporated
communitiesMaryneal | Nolan
Ghost town Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Texas geography stubs
- Populated places in Nolan County, Texas
- Unincorporated communities in Texas
- Populated places established in 1928
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