Sodaville is an extinct town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[2]
Sodaville, Nevada | |
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| Etymology: Named on account of a mineral spring at the original town site[1] | |
  Sodaville  Sodaville | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′28″N 118°06′10″W / 38.34111°N 118.10278°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Mineral |
| Elevation | 4,652 ft (1,418 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
History
editA variant name was "Soda Springs".[2] A post office called Sodaville was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1917.[3]
Initially, a railroad station was intended to be at Sodaville, but an agreement between the railroad and land speculators could not be reached, so Mina, Nevada was platted two miles north of Sodaville.[4]
See also
edit- Thenardite, a sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4, found at Sodaville
References
edit- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 53.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodaville
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodaville Post Office (historical)
- ^ Earl, Phillip I. (1988-01-03). "2 Nevada towns' existence linked to greedy land speculators". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 38. Retrieved 2018-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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