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Welcome to Nevada ...

Nevada is located in Tipton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nevada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Nevada is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nevada lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Nevada: 765

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, Illinois, 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.

  • Kokomo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cicero
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
  • Tipton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>
  • Frankton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
    • Frankton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <3>
  • Arcadia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Galveston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
    • Galveston is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <3>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nevada post office opened in 1857.

We also found Nevada 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 Indiana's counties, including Tipton, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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