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

[1] 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.

[3] The community was named after the state of Nevada.

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