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Welcome to Uvada ...

So far, we found very little information about Uvada. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Uvada to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Uvada, please Contact Us.


Uvada would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uvada, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Uvada is 6,050 feet [1,844 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Uvada is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Uvada was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Uvada was located: 775

Communities Also Named Uvada ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Uvada - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Uvada ...

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

  • Tungstonia ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tungstonia is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungstonia
  • Partoun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Partoun is located in Juab County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partoun
  • Trout Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Trout Creek is located in Juab County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Goshute
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Goshute is located in Juab County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshute
  • Gandy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tippett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tippett is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippett
  • Callao
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Callao is located in Juab County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
    • Callao has also been known as:
    • Willow Springs Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <4>
  • Ibapah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Aurum ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Aurum is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurum
  • Boyd Station ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd Station is located in Juab County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Station

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Uvada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uvada.

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

Adding Uvada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uvada in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Uvada was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uvada.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Uvada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uvada - 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.