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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
- ^ 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
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Nolan, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
- ^ School, Divide. "Divide School (Nolan County TX)". Nolan County TX Schools. TXGenWeb. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ School, Divide. "Divide School". Divide School Alumni. All High Schools. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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