Welcome to Nevada ...
Nevada is located in Livingston County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Nevada lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Nevada: 815 & 779<3>
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)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Odell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mazon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nevada - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Nevada area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Nevada 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> | 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. |