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Welcome to Notrees ...

Notrees is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Notrees is located in Ector County<1>.

Notrees was established in 1946.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Notrees: When founded, Notree had a single tree. The tree was felled during the construction of the Shell gas plant, hence no tree. When applying for a post office, several names for the town were tried and rejected. Out of frustration, the name Notree was tried and accepted for the new post office.

Notrees is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Notrees is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Notrees, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Notrees: 432

The ZIP code for Notrees: 79759<3>

Communities near Notrees ...

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

  • Goldsmith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coyote Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
  • Judkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Judkins is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
  • Penwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • West Odessa is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
  • Cheyenne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Kermit
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Scharbauer City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Gardendale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Odessa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Notrees ...

Looking for more information about Notrees? 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 Notrees, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Notrees.

Adding Notrees to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Notrees 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 Notrees was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Notrees post office opened in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Notrees.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ector, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Notrees - 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 Notrees). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Notrees 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/