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Welcome to Noland ...

Noland is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Noland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Noland is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Noland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Noland: 606

Communities Also Named Noland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Noland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado and Kansas.

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

Communities near Noland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Noland.

  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Stanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clay City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
  • Winston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Winston is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Noland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Noland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Noland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Noland. See our Newspapers Page for Noland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Noland ...

Looking for more information about Noland? 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 Noland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Noland.

Adding Noland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Noland 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 (so far) for Noland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Noland post office opened in 1901. The Noland post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Noland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Noland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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