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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.

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

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