Sodaville, Nevada

Sodaville
Ghost town
Name origin: The community was so named on account of a mineral spring at the original town site.[1]
Country United States
State Nevada
County Mineral
Elevation 4,652 ft (1,418 m) [2]
Coordinates 38°20′28″N 118°06′10″W / 38.34111°N 118.10278°W / 38.34111; -118.10278Coordinates: 38°20′28″N 118°06′10″W / 38.34111°N 118.10278°W / 38.34111; -118.10278 [2]
Timezone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Sodaville is located in central eastern Nevada
Location of Sodaville in Nevada
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Sodaville is an extinct town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[2]

History

A 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]

Sodaville

References

  1. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 53.
  2. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodaville
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodaville Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ 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.

See also

  • Thenardite, a sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4, found at Sodaville
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