Callville, Nevada

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Callville was a Mormon settlement in what is now Clark County, Nevada. It was founded on December 2, 1864 by Anson Call and partners as the southernmost Mormon outpost, intended to help bring settlers to Utah by river. It sat on the west bank of the Colorado River in the Arizona Territory, about 350 miles from Salt Lake City. The town included a warehouse and a road to Las Vegas, and it served as a Civil War garrison and a landing for steamboats.

Callville became the county seat of Pah-Ute County in December 1865, but the seat moved to St. Thomas in October 1867. After the war, steamboats briefly reached Callville, but by 1869 the port was no longer practical for navigation, and the settlement was abandoned in June 1869. Congress later realigned the states, and Callville became part of Nevada.

The town was submerged under Lake Mead after the Colorado River was dammed. Today the site is known as Callville Bay and is a recreation area.