Editing Nolan County, Texas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|914|sqmi}}, of which  {{convert|2.0|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.2%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Nolan County is in the Cross Timbers region for wildlife management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Central Texas Wildlife Management |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/habitats/cross_timbers/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=tpwd.texas.gov}}</ref> Geologically Nolan County occupies part of the Rolling Plains in the North and South,<ref>{{Cite web |title=TPWD: Ecological Regions of North Central Texas |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/habitats/cross_timbers/ecoregions/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=tpwd.texas.gov}}</ref> separated by an isolated part of the Edwards Plateau<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TPWD:Edwards Plateau |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/habitats/cross_timbers/ecoregions/edwards_plateau.phtml |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=tpwd.texas.gov}}</ref> in much of the center. The uplifted plateau, rising up to 500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Elevation Finder |url=http://elevation.maplogs.com/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=elevation.maplogs.com}}</ref> feet above the surrounding plains, gives Nolan county an advantage on production of wind energy.

West of [http://www.highland.esc14.net/ Highland School], the [https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22674 Bench Mountain], at 2607 feet above sea level, is listed as the highest point in Nolan County.

Plateau areas of the Cretaceous Period<ref name=":0" /> and much of the county are underlain by petroleum deposits from the Pennsylvanian Period.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABSTRACT: Canyon (Pennsylvanian) Sand Prospecting in Nolan County, Texas, Using Electrotelluric Survey Methods, by Robert B. Lanter and Michael R. Birkos; #91037 (2010) |url=https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/1987/sw/abstracts/0241.htm |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=www.searchanddiscovery.com}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-20 (TX).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]]
* [[File:US 84.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 84 in Texas|U.S. Highway 84]]
* [[File:Texas 70.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 70|State Highway 70]]
* [[File:Texas 153.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 153|State Highway 153]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Fisher County, Texas|Fisher County]] (north)
* [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor County]] (east)
* [[Runnels County, Texas|Runnels County]] (southeast)
* [[Coke County, Texas|Coke County]] (south)
* [[Mitchell County, Texas|Mitchell County]] (west)