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Guide to Nye County Nevada genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Nye County, Nevada
Map
Location of Nevada in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 16, 1864
County Seat	Tonopah
Courthouse
Address	101 Radar Rd PO Box 1031 Tonopah, NV 89049-1031 Phone: 775.482.8127 Nye County Website

Historical Facts

• Parent County: created 16 February 1864 from Esmeralda
• County seat: Tonopah ^[1]
• Neighboring Counties: Churchill | Clark | Esmeralda | Eureka | Inyo County, California | Lander | Lincoln | Mineral | White Pine

Historical Timeline

• Up until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become Arizona and Nevada. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
  
• From 1821 until 1846 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona and Nevada. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.
  
• From 1846 to 1863 - New Mexico Territory included land that later would become Arizona and southern Nevada.
  
• In 1852 - New Mexico Territory set up counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including land that became Arizona and southern Nevada. Present-day Nye County, Nevada was once part of Taos, and Rio Arriba counties of New Mexico.^{[2] [3]} There is a small chance that a few records from 1846 to 1963 may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.
  
• 29 December 1863 – Arizona's three judicial districts were established by the Arizona Territory Organic Act from the western half of New Mexico Territory.^[4] All previous counties were dissolved, and eventually four new counties were created in the new Arizona Territory.
  
• By November 1864 – Mohave County was created by the Arizona legislature as an original county from parts of the 2nd and 3rd Judicial Districts. A part of the 3rd Judicial District Arizona eventually became part of Nye_County,_Nevada.^[4] Some records from 1863 to 1871 may have been sent to the Mohave County, Arizona offices.
  
• 22 December 1865 – Pah-Ute County was created by Arizona from part of Mohave County.^[5] Some records from 1865 to 1871 may have been sent to the Pah-Ute County offices. When part of Pah-Ute County was given to Nevada those records were probably transferred to either Mohave County, Arizona, or to Lincoln or Nye counties in Nevada.
  
• 18 January 1867 – Pah-Ute County, and Mohave County, Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River and west of 114° west longitude were given to Nevada by the U.S. Congress. This area became the southern part of Lincoln, and Nye counties, and eventually Clark County, in Nevada.^[5] In 1871, after many petitions Arizona ceased to claim this land.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Resources

Biography

Cemeteries

Church Records

Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Nevada Church Records.

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Local histories are available for Nye County, Nevada. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Nevada Local Histories.

Land and Property

The county recorder's office keeps land records once the land was transferred to private ownership. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse.

In the Family History Library Catalog, land records for Nevada are listed in the Place Search under: NEVADA, Nye – LAND AND PROPERTY

Maps

Migration

Military

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Nye County, Nevada newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Nye County, Nevada Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see, FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

Probate

Probate records may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. They may include the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, etc. See Nevada Probate Records for additional information.

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Nye County Courthouse
101 Radar Rd; PO Box 1031;
Tonopah, NV 89049-1031
775–482–8127

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1860. County Recorder has land records^[1]

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

• Beatty Nevada Family History Center
• Gabbs Nevada Family History Center
• Pahrump Nevada Family History Center
• Smokey Valley Nevada Family History Center
• Tonopah Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

• Gabbs Community Library
  602 Third St
  Gabbs, NV 89409
  775-285-2686

Museums

Central Nevada Museum

Societies

• Central Nevada Historical Society,
  1900 Logan Field Road
  P. O. Box 326
  Tonopah, NV 89049

Taxation

Nevada tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records. Most tax records can be obtained from the county treasurer or assessor. For more information, see the wiki page Nevada Taxation. The Family History Library does not have copies of Nevada tax records (as of June 2013).

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.

A copy or an extract of most Nevada original records can be purchased from the Nevada State Health Division or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Nevada Vital Records. For information about restrictions and costs for certificates, see the CDC Where to Write for Vital Records site.

Birth

Marriage

Over 199 marriages from 2 Oct 1864 to 9 Apr 1903 are listed in the Western States Marriage Index.

Death

Records of deaths and burials in Nye, Esmeralda and Mineral Counties with index. Sources include newspapers and funeral homes.

Websites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

Places

References

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