Nevada, Illinois

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Nevada, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Nevada
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Nevada
Coordinates: 41°05′09″N88°33′05″W / 41.08583°N 88.55139°W / 41.08583; -88.55139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Livingston
Township Nevada
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID423015 [1]

Nevada is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

History

A post office called Nevada was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1921. [2] Oakdale Reformatory for Women opened in 1930, later becoming the Dwight Correctional Center. 2013 brought the closing of the facility. [3] The community was named after the state of Nevada. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nevada, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Livingston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "12. Speech at Bloomington, Illinois" , Lincoln on Race and Slavery, Princeton University Press, pp. 51–55, December 31, 2009, doi:10.1515/9781400832088.51, ISBN   9781400832088 , retrieved February 28, 2022
  4. ↑ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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