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Welcome to Nogan ...

Nogan is located in Hinds County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nogan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Nogan is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nogan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Nogan: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Nogan ...

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

  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Byram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Nogan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nogan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nogan. 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 Nogan.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nogan ...

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

Adding Nogan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nogan 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 Nogan was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nogan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nogan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Nogan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Nogan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.