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Genealogy and Local History in Nevada

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1869-1871 Capitol Building Welcome to Our Capital - Carson City On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th State of the Union. This was the time of the Civil War and thus the state motto of "Battle Born". The Union needed the minerals that are abundant in this state. Beginning in 1857, several names were used to refer to this area, ie: Sierra Nevada Territory, Washoe Territory, Carson Territory, Eastern Slope, Humboldt, Esmeralda, Sierra Plata, Oro Plata and Bullion; but in 1864 she emerged as "Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered. Nevada is also known as the "Silver State" and the "Sagebrush State".

Nevada State Bird - Mountain Blue Bird

Nevada State Flag

Nevada State Flower - Big Sage

Nevada State Resources

• State and National Online Resources
• Mailing Lists
• Queries and Surnames

Nevada Counties

County	Jurisdictional History	County Seat	Coordinator
Bullfrog see Nye	Created in 1987 from a part of Nye County; abolished in 1989
Carson see Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe	Created in 1854 by Utah Territory with jurisdiction over an area now in Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties; abolished in 1861
Carson City	Created in 1969 when Carson City and Ormsby County combined to form an independent muncipality	Carson City	Bill Cook
Churchill	Created in 1861 as an original county	Fallon	Adopt Me!
Clark	Created in 1909 from a part of Lincoln County	Las Vegas	Lureigne Gimay
Douglas	Created in 1861 as an original county	Minden	Bill Cook
Elko	Created in 1869 from a part of Lander County	Elko	Maureen Brook
Esmeralda	Created in 1861 as an original county	Goldfield	Robert Bremer
Eureka	Created in 1873 from a part of Lander County	Eureka	Adopt Me!
Humboldt	Created in 1861 as an original county	Winnemucca	Adopt Me!
Humboldt (Utah Territory) see Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing	Created in 1856 by Utah Territory with jurisdiction over an area now in Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, and Pershing counties; abolished in 1861
Lake see Washoe	Created in 1861 as an original county; renamed Roop in 1862; annexed in 1883 by Washoe County
Lander	Created in 1862 as an original county	Battle Mountain	Mark Swarthout
Lincoln	Created in 1866 from a part of Nye County	Pioche	Adopt Me!
Lyon	Created in 1861 as an original county	Yerington	Bill Cook
Mineral	Created in 1911 from a part of Esmeralda County	Hawthorne	Margaret Toole
Nye	Created in 1864 from a part of Esmeralda County	Tonopah	Joy Fisher
Ormsby see Carson City	Created in 1861 as an original county; combined with Carson City to form the independent municipality of Carson City in 1969
Pah-Ute see Clark	Created in 1864 by Arizona Territory with jurisdiction over an area now in Clark County; abolished in 1871
Pershing	Created in 1919 from a part of Humboldt County	Lovelock	Adopt Me!
Rio Virgin see Clark	Created in 1869 by Utah Territory with jurisdiction over an area now in Clark County; abolished in 1872
Roop see Washoe	Created in 1861 as an original county called Lake; renamed Roop in 1862; annexed in 1883 by Washoe County
Saint Mary's see Elko, Eureka, White Pine	Created in 1856 by Utah Territory with jurisdiction over an area now in Elko, Eureka, and White Pine counties; abolished in 1861
Storey	Created in 1861 as an original county	Virginia City	Adopt Me!
Washoe	Created in 1861 as an original county	Reno	Adopt Me!
White Pine	Created in 1869 from parts of Elko and Nye counties	Ely	Joy Fisher

Note that at the time of the 1850 census the following counties theoretically had jurisdiction over unpopulated parts of Nevada: Beaver, Iron, Millard, and Washington counties in Utah Territory, and Rio Arriba, Santa Ana, Taos, and Valencia counties in New Mexico Territory.

If you are interested in coordinating one of the adoptable counties, send a message to the State Coordinator.

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