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
Etymology: Named on account of a mineral spring at the original town site[1]
Sodaville is located in Nevada
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Sodaville is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 38°20′28″N 118°06′10″W / 38.34111°N 118.10278°W / 38.34111; -118.10278[2]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyMineral
Elevation4,652 ft (1,418 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
Carson and Colorado Route in 1883 showing Soda Spr.

History

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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]

 
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See also

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

References

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  1. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 53.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.  
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