Welcome to Nevada ...

Nevada is located in Livingston County<1>.

The location of Nevada has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nevada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Nevada is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nevada lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Nevada: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Nevada ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Nevada - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nevada.

Communities near Nevada ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nevada.

• Streator
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Pontiac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Coal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <5>
• Marseilles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Dwight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Seneca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Gardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Odell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Mazon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Mazon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <5>
• Godley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
  • Godley is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nevada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nevada.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nevada. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nevada.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nevada. See our Newspapers Page for Nevada.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nevada ...

Looking for more information about Nevada? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nevada, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nevada.

Adding Nevada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nevada in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nevada was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Nevada on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nevada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nevada. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov