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Welcome to Nolan ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nolan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Nolan is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Nolan lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Nolan: 907

Communities Also Named Nolan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Nolan - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nolan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nolan ...

Looking for more information about Nolan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nolan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nolan.

Adding Nolan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nolan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nolan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Nolan post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nolan.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nolan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/