Welcome to Nogalus ...

Nogalus is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Nogalus is located in Trinity County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nogalus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Nogalus is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nogalus: 936

Communities near Nogalus ...

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

• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hudson is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
• Diboll
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Diboll is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <3>
• Groveton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <3>
• Wells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Burke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Burke is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
• Kennard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <3>
• Fog Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fog Town is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
• Hagerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hagerville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
• Apple Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Apple Springs is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Springs <3>
• Helmic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Helmic is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nogalus ...

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

Adding Nogalus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nogalus.