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Welcome to Nolan ...

Nolan is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Nolan is located in Nolan County<1>.

Nolan was established in 1928.

Nolan is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nolan is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Nolan: 325

The ZIP code for Nolan: 79537<3>

Communities Also Named Nolan ...

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

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

Communities near Nolan ...

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

  • Sweetwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Merkel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Trent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hylton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Maryneal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Avenger Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Wingate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne

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

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

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

In addition to the Tourism page for Nolan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Nolan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nolan post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nolan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nolan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nolan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Nolan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nolan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/