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Nolan
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNolan
Elevation
2,493 ft (760 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79537
GNIS feature ID1342642

Nolan is an unincorporated community in southeastern Nolan County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 126 southeast of the city of Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County.[1] Its elevation is 2,493 feet (760 m).[2] Although Nolan is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79537;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79537 had a population of 94 at the 2000 census.[4]

Nolan was founded in 1928 as a union of two communities: a previous Nolan (to the west), and Dora (to the east).[5] It is also the birthplace of Sean Morrow, a member of the 2015 Texas Tech University National Champion Meat Judging Team.

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nolan, Texas
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ Nolan, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.