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Welcome to Neva ...

Neva is located in Clearwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Neva is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Neva is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Neva: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Neva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Neva - they are located in Kansas (2), Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Neva ...

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

  • Deary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bovill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Clarkia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cavendish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Teakean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Emerald Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neva ...

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

Adding Neva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neva 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 (so far) for Neva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Neva post office opened in 1916. The Neva post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Neva area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Neva area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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