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NOME, TEXAS


Jefferson County, Texas Gulf Coast

30°2'9"N 94°24'46"W (30.035878, -94.412661)

Highway 90, 326
FM 365
20 miles W of Beaumont the county seat
NW of Part Arthur
ZIP code 77629
Area code 409
Population: 595 est. (2019)
588 (2010) 515 (2000) 448 (1990)

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Nome, Texas water tower
Nome water tower
TE Photo, May 2003
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Nome, Texas History

"... In an attempt to avoid confusing passengers a new stop, called Buttfield, was established on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Although a post office operated under that name from 1894 to 1903, residents and travelers began to refer to the junction as Nome after oil was discovered at Sour Lake (Hardin County) around 1900. The newer name probably referred to the gold strikes, which produced a similar population influx and economic boom at Nome, Alaska, at roughly the same time. ..." - From Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/NN/hln23.html

Nome is part of the Beaumont—Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Grain elevator, Nome, Texas
Old Grain Silos at Nome
TE Photo, May 2003
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Nome, Texas Forum

  • Subject: Researching Curry Family in Nome

    Looking for some type of historical organization or archive in Nome, TX to research my grandmothers family, the Curry's. She was named Loretta Sally Lyn Curry. Thanks. - Ted Irving, November 11, 2020

    • TX - Jefferson County 1907 postal map
    1907 postal map showing Nome in NW Jefferson County, near Hardin County and Liberty County lines
    From 1907 Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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    Nome, Texas Nearby Towns:
    Beaumont the county seat
    Port Arthur
    China
    Sour Lake

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