Nolan, Texas

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
Unincorporated community
Nolan
Location within the state of Texas
Nolan
Nolan (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°16′25″N 100°14′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNolan
Elevation
2,493 ft (760 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79537
GNIS feature ID1342642

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

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 2008-01-31.
  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 3 February 2020.
  7. School, Divide. "Divide School". Devide School Alumni. All High Schools. Retrieved 3 February 2020.


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