Lander County, Nevada
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Nevada Lander County
| Lander County, Nevada | |
| Map | |
 Location of Nevada in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 1862, 1862 |
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| County Seat | Battle Mountain |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Lander County Courthouse 315 S Humboldt Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820 Phone: 775.635.5761 Lander County Website] |
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County Courthouse
Lander County Courthouse
315 S Humboldt Street
Battle Mountain, NV 89820
Phone: 775.635.5761
County Clerk has marriage records from 1867,
divorce records, probate and court records from 1865.
County Auditor has some birth records. [1]
History
Parent County
1862--Lander County was created 19 December 1862 as an original county. County seat: Battle Mountain [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Argenta | Canon City | Gold Quartz | McCoy | Rennox |
| Austin | Copper Basin | Hilltop | Mosel | Rosny |
| Bannock | Cortez | Jenkins | Mount Airy | Tenabo |
| Battle Mountain | Dewitt Mill | Kampos | Petersons Mill | Yankee Blade |
| Buckingham Camp | Gold Acres | Kingston | Piute |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Lander County, Nevada for emigrant settlers included:
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[3]
- Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California[4]
- Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada through central Nevada on a route south of the Humboldt River][5]
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
1,106 marriages from 18 Jul 1863 to 10 Dec 1949 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies and Libraries
Austin Historical Society
180 Main Street
Austin, NV 89310
1-775-964-1202
Web site: http://www.ausnvhistsoc.com/
Round Mountain Public Library
73 Hadley Ln
Round Mountain, NV 89045
Telephone 775-377-2215
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Austin Nevada Family History Center
- Battle Mountain Nevada Family History Center
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lander County, Oregon page 442, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 August 2011).
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