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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)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • 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)
  • Marseilles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dwight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <4>
  • Seneca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • 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)
  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
  • Mazon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Godley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Godley is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
    • 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 (so far) for Nevada was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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.