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 Iron County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Uvada is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Uvada is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Uvada was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Uvada (for example, toward Caliente (NV)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Uvada was located: 435

Communities Also Named Uvada ...

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

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.

• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hebron
  • From Uvada to Hebron
• Crestline ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crestline
  • From Uvada to Crestline
• Modena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  • Modena is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modena <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Modena
  • From Uvada to Modena
• Desert Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
  • Desert Springs is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Desert Springs
  • From Uvada to Desert Springs
• Acoma ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
  • Acoma is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Acoma
  • From Uvada to Acoma
• Fay ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fay
  • From Uvada to Fay
• Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
  • Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deer Lodge
  • From Uvada to Deer Lodge
• Barclay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Barclay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barclay
  • From Uvada to Barclay
• Joseco ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joseco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
  • Joseco is located in Lincoln County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joseco
  • From Uvada to Joseco
• Yale Crossing ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Crossing
  • Yale Crossing is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yale Crossing
  • From Uvada to Yale Crossing

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 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.

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

Adding Uvada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uvada 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 Uvada was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

We also found Uvada in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uvada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/