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Welcome to Sodaville ...

Sodaville is located in Mineral County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sodaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Sodaville is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sodaville is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sodaville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sodaville: (775)

Communities Also Named Sodaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Sodaville: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Esmeralda County.

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

Communities near Sodaville ...

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

  • Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
    • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
    • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
  • Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
    • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Candelaria ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
    • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
  • Luning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Metallic City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
    • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
    • Metallic City has also been known as:
    • Pickhandle Gulch
  • Marietta ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Mineral County
  • Kinkaid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkaid
    • Kinkaid is located in Mineral County
    • Kinkaid has also been known as:
    • Acme
    • Kinkead
  • Simon ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
    • Simon is located in Mineral County
  • Coaldale ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
    • Coaldale has also been known as:
    • Coaldale Junction

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 Sodaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sodaville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sodaville. 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 Sodaville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sodaville ...

Looking for more information about Sodaville? 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 Sodaville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sodaville.

Adding Sodaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sodaville 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 Sodaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sodaville post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sodaville.

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

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sodaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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