Nolia is a former community in eastern Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. It is five miles east of Nashoba. Nolia is located at at an elevation of 722 feet. A

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operated here from October 26, 1912, to December 15, 1920. It was named for Nolia Johnson, wife of Ben F. Johnson (1885-1964), its first postmaster. Nolia was located in the scenic

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valley, and was adjacent to Little River.

Oklahoma State Highway 144 State Highway 144 (abbreviated SH-144) is a state highway in the Little Dixie region of Oklahoma. It runs in Pushmataha and Le Flore Counties. It does not have any lettered spur routes. Route description SH-144 begins at US-271, nine miles ...

passes near the site of the community. Musket Mountain (1,200 ft.) lies to the south, and unnamed elevations of the

Kiamichi Mountains The Kiamichi Mountains (Choctaw: ''Nʋnih Chaha Kiamitia'') are a mountain range in southeastern Oklahoma. A subrange within the larger Ouachita Mountains that extend from Oklahoma to western Arkansas, the Kiamichi Mountains sit within Le Flore, ...

lie to its north. The rugged Black Fork Creek valley is also to its north. Much of the land surrounding Nolia, particularly to its north and south, are part of the massive land holdings of a timber company. Some of the most notable roadways in the region are trails, sometimes known as “highways” known only by alphanumeric numbers, snaking atop mountain ridges. The Pickens Creek Trail, Cloudy-Nashoba Trail, Black Fork Trail and Cripple Mountain Trail are among the nearby major roads.Google Maps.

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