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−	Guide to '''Lincoln County Nevada genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.	+	Guide to '''Lincoln County Nevada genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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	=== County Courthouse  ===		=== County Courthouse  ===
−	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Courthouse+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right|330x220px]]'''[http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/ Lincoln County Courthouse]'''&nbsp;<br>181 Main Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5390&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, <br>probate, court and land records <br>from 1873 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, Oregon page 442, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>	+	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Courthouse+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right|330x220px|Lincoln+County+Courthouse+Pioche+Nevada.jpg]]'''[http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/ Lincoln County Courthouse]'''&nbsp;<br>181 Main Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5390&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, <br>probate, court and land records <br>from 1873 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, Oregon page 442, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
	=== History  ===		=== History  ===
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	==== Land  ====		==== Land  ====
−	[[Image:Lincoln County Nevada Recorder's Office.JPG|thumb|right]]'''Lincoln County Courthouse''' <br>[http://www.lincolncountynv.org/ra/index.htm Recorder/Auditor] <br>181 Main Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5495 <br>Hours: M-F 8am-5pm; Closed on legal holidays	+	[[Image:Lincoln County Nevada Recorder's Office.JPG|thumb|right|Lincoln County Nevada Recorder's Office.JPG]]'''Lincoln County Courthouse''' <br>[http://www.lincolncountynv.org/ra/index.htm Recorder/Auditor] <br>181 Main Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5495 <br>Hours: M-F 8am-5pm; Closed on legal holidays
	Record Highlights: Real estate deeds, mortgages, mining deeds and notices, maps, and early vital records (births, marriages, and deaths). Note, only births and deaths prior to 1911 are accessible to the public. Researchers can also access bound volumes of early Lincoln County newspapers, such as the ''Pioche Daily Record'', 1872-1876.		Record Highlights: Real estate deeds, mortgages, mining deeds and notices, maps, and early vital records (births, marriages, and deaths). Note, only births and deaths prior to 1911 are accessible to the public. Researchers can also access bound volumes of early Lincoln County newspapers, such as the ''Pioche Daily Record'', 1872-1876.
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	==== Societies and Libraries  ====		==== Societies and Libraries  ====
−	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Library+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Caliente Branch Library'''<br>100 Depot Avenue<br>Caliente, Nevada 89008<br>Phone: 775-726-3104<br>	+	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Library+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right|Lincoln+County+Library+Pioche+Nevada.jpg]]'''Caliente Branch Library'''<br>100 Depot Avenue<br>Caliente, Nevada 89008<br>Phone: 775-726-3104<br>
	'''Alamo Branch Library'''<br>100 South First West<br>Alamo, Nevada 89001<br>Phone: 775-725-3343<br>		'''Alamo Branch Library'''<br>100 South First West<br>Alamo, Nevada 89001<br>Phone: 775-725-3343<br>
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	==== Museums  ====		==== Museums  ====
−	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Historical+Museum+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right]] '''Lincoln County Historical Museum'''<br>69 Main Street<br>Pioche, Nevada 89043<br>Phone: 775-962-5207 <br>Hours: Daily 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm; Closed major holidays<br>Admission: Free<br>	+	[[Image:Lincoln+County+Historical+Museum+Pioche+Nevada.jpg|thumb|right|Lincoln+County+Historical+Museum+Pioche+Nevada.jpg]] '''Lincoln County Historical Museum'''<br>69 Main Street<br>Pioche, Nevada 89043<br>Phone: 775-962-5207 <br>Hours: Daily 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm; Closed major holidays<br>Admission: Free<br>
−	[[Image:Million+Dollar+Courthouse Pioche+Nevada.JPG|thumb|right]] '''Million Dollar Courthouse'''<br>25 Lacour Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5182 <br>Hours: Open April to October 10am-4pm <br>Admission: Free	+	[[Image:Million+Dollar+Courthouse Pioche+Nevada.JPG|thumb|right|Million+Dollar+Courthouse Pioche+Nevada.JPG]] '''Million Dollar Courthouse'''<br>25 Lacour Street <br>Pioche, Nevada 89043 <br>Phone: 775-962-5182 <br>Hours: Open April to October 10am-4pm <br>Admission: Free
	Record Highlights: The museum houses several early original record volumes including tax records, license books, school ledgers, deed indexes, and more. Of particular interest is the grantor/grantee index to Lincoln County Deeds, 1871-1873.		Record Highlights: The museum houses several early original record volumes including tax records, license books, school ledgers, deed indexes, and more. Of particular interest is the grantor/grantee index to Lincoln County Deeds, 1871-1873.

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United States Nevada Lincoln County

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

Lincoln County, Nevada
Map
Location of Nevada in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 26, 1866
County Seat	Pioche
Courthouse
Address	Lincoln County Courthouse 602 Nevada 181 Main Street Pioche, Nevada 89043 Phone: 775-962-5390

Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 History 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places/Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Record Types 4.1 Cemeteries 4.2 Census 4.3 Church 4.4 History 4.5 Land 4.6 Maps 4.7 Military 4.8 Migration 4.9 Online Resources 4.10 Newspapers 4.11 Obituaries 4.12 Vital Records 5 Repositories 5.1 Societies and Libraries 5.2 Museums 5.3 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Lincoln County Courthouse 
181 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5390 
 
County Clerk has marriage, divorce,
probate, court and land records
from 1873 ^[1]

History

Parent County

• 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. Part of present-day Lincoln County, Nevada was once part of Taos County of New Mexico.^{[2] [3]} There is a small chance that a few records from 1846 to 1863 may  have been sent to the Taos County courthouse in New Mexico.
  
• 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 2nd Judicial District eventually became part of Lincoln 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.
  

1866--Lincoln County was created 26 February 1866 from Nye County. County seat: Pioche ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Lincoln County boundaries were modified on three other occasions. In 1867, a portion of the western edge of Lincoln County was ceded to Nye County. In 1875, the northern boundary was adjusted following the acquisition of the northeast corner of Nye County. But the largest boundary adjustment occurred in the year 1909, when Lincoln County was split in half and Clark County was formed from the southern half.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Cities and Towns: Alamo | Ash Springs | Caliente | Hiko | Panaca | Pioche | Rachel | Ursine

• Ghost Towns: Acoma | Angle City | Atlanta | Barclay | Big Trees | Boyd | Bristol Well | Brown | Bullionville | Carp | Caselton | Cold Spring | Crestline | Crossroads | Crystal Springs | Delmar | Eberhardt | Eccles | Elgin | Etna | Fay | Flat Nose | Galt | Groom Lake | Helene | Horseshoe Bend | Hoya | Indian Cove | Islen | Jackrabbit | Joseco | Kyle | Logan City | Mendha | Mud Springs | Ninemile Rocks | Pony Springs | Prince | Rose Valley | Rox | Stine | Strawberry Hill | Sundown | Tempiute

Neighboring Counties

Clark | Nye | White Pine | Beaver County, Utah | Iron County, Utah | Millard County, Utah | Washington County, Utah | Mohave County, Arizona

Record Types

Cemeteries

• Find A Grave.com has burial information for the following Lincoln County cemeteries: Alamo, Barclay, Bullionville, Caliente City, Castle Family, Conway Veterans Memeorial, Davidson Family, Delmar Catholic, Delmar Helene, Hackett Family, Hiko Area, Hiko, Panaca Memorial Park, Pioche Boot Hill, Pioche Catholic, Pioche Masonic, Pioche Public, Rachel, Richardville, Schofield, Spring Valley, and Woodworth.
• BillionGraves has photos, transcriptions, and Google maps of the following cemeteries: Saint Laurence Catholic Cemetery

Lincoln County Cemeteries
Alamo Cemetery Alamo, Nevada 89001	Barclay Cemetery	Boot Hill Cemetery Pioche, Nevada 89043
Bullionville Cemetery Highway 93	Caliente City Cemetery Cemetery Road Caliente, Nevada 89008	Conways Veteran Memorial Cemetery Cemetery Road Caliente, Nevada 89008
Delmar Catholic Cemetery Delmar, Nevada	Delmar-Helene Cemetery	Fay Cemetery Deer Lodge Canyon
Hackett Cemetery Deer Lodge Canyon	Hiko	Hollinger-Hammond Cemetery Ursine, Nevada
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Cemetery Road Caliente, Nevada 89008	I.O.O.F. Cemetery Pioche, Nevada 89043	Panaca Memorial Cemetery Panaca, Nevada
Pioche Masonic Cemetery Pioche, Nevada 89043	Pioche Public Cemetery Pioche, Nevada 89043	Rachel Cemetery Rachel, Nevada
Richardville Cemetery Richardville, Nevada	Schofield Cemetery Nevada State Route 318 Hiko, Nevada 89017	Spring Valley Cemetery Stateline Canyon, Nevada
St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery Pioche, Nevada 89043	Ursine Cemetery Ursine, Nevada	Woodworth Cemetery

Census

Transcriptions of many Lincoln County federal census records are available online as part of The USGenWeb Project. Click on the links below to search a particular census.

1870 Census | 1880 Census | 1880 Mortality Schedules | 1890 Special Census | 1900 Census | 1900 Indian Census

FamilySearch Record Search

For more information about Nevada census records, see the Nevada Census records page available on the FamilySearch Wiki.

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Alamo
• Caliente
• Panaca
• Pioche

History

• Gillies, Richard E. A History of Lincoln County, Nevada, 1776-1874. Salt Lake city, Utah: University of Utah, 1959.

• Harris, Mary N. Porter. Settlement of Lincoln County and White Pine County, Nevada, by Utah Pioneers. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 2006.

• Hulse, James W., Jean Giguet, and Anna Dean Kepper. Lincoln County: Land of Many Frontiers. [S.l : s.n.], 1981.

• Hulse, James W. Lincoln County, Nevada, 1864-1909: History of a Mining Region. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1971.

• Roske, Ralph Joseph and Marta Planzo. An Overview of the History of Lincoln County. Las Vegas, Nevada: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1978.

Land

Lincoln County Courthouse
Recorder/Auditor
181 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5495
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm; Closed on legal holidays

Record Highlights: Real estate deeds, mortgages, mining deeds and notices, maps, and early vital records (births, marriages, and deaths). Note, only births and deaths prior to 1911 are accessible to the public. Researchers can also access bound volumes of early Lincoln County newspapers, such as the Pioche Daily Record, 1872-1876.

On-site researchers can obtain photocopies of documents from the recorder's office. Photocopying cost have been set at $1.00 per page. Researchers are also allowed to take digital photographs of documents, however, a $1.00 fee is assessed for each photograph taken.

Maps

Military

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Lincoln County, Nevada for emigrant settlers included:

• Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[6]
• Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California^[7]
• Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska^[8]

Online Resources

• World War I Draft Registrations

Newspapers

• Scott, Patricia A. "Obituaries Published in the Pioche Daily Record, 1872-1878." Database. NVGenWeb.org. Lincoln County Nevada Heritage Collection. http://www.nvgenweb.org/lincoln/PDRobits.txt: 2010.

• The Lincoln County Record is the official newspaper of Lincoln County. It is published weekly every Thursday. The paper's roots trace back to the early 1870s. Over the course of its history, the paper has been known by several titles: The Ely Record,1870-1872; Pioche Daily Record, 1872-1876; Pioche Weekly Record, 1877-1900; Lincoln County Record, 1900-1905; Pioche Weekly Record, 1906-1908; Pioche Daily Record, 1908-1925; Lincoln County Record, 1925-1932; Pioche Record, 1932-1968; and since 1968, the newspaper has been titled the Lincoln County Record.

Obituaries

Vital Records

Lincoln County Courthouse
County Clerk
181 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5390
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm

• 485 marriages from 22 Jan 1872 to 20 Jun 1900 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Repositories

Societies and Libraries

Caliente Branch Library
100 Depot Avenue
Caliente, Nevada 89008
Phone: 775-726-3104

Alamo Branch Library
100 South First West
Alamo, Nevada 89001
Phone: 775-725-3343

Lincoln County Library
63 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5244
Hours: M,T,Th 10am-3pm; W 1pm-6pm

Museums

Lincoln County Historical Museum
69 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5207
Hours: Daily 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm; Closed major holidays
Admission: Free
Million Dollar Courthouse
25 Lacour Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5182
Hours: Open April to October 10am-4pm
Admission: Free

Record Highlights: The museum houses several early original record volumes including tax records, license books, school ledgers, deed indexes, and more. Of particular interest is the grantor/grantee index to Lincoln County Deeds, 1871-1873.

For a brief history of the "Million Dollar Courthouse," see the Lincoln County Courthouse entry found in the Online Nevada Encyclopedia.

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Alamo-Hiko Nevada Family History Center
• Panaca Nevada Family History Center

Web Sites

• The Lincoln County NV GenWeb Project, a member of The NVGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project

• Official Website of Lincoln County, Nevada

• Family History Library Catalog

References

v • d • e Links to Nevada-related articles Topics Introduction · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Business Records and Commerce · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Taxation · Vital Records · Voting Registers · For Further Reading Counties Churchill · Clark · Douglas · Elko · Esmeralda · Eureka · Humboldt · Lander · Lincoln · Lyon · Mineral · Nye · Pershing · Storey · Washoe · White Pine · Independent City:  Carson City Extinct Counties Beaver · Bernalillo · Carson · Desert · Humboldt (Utah) · Iron · Juab · Lake · Millard · Mohave · Ormsby · Pahute · Pah-Ute · Rio Arriba · Rio Virgin · Roop · Saint Mary's · San Juan (extinct) · Santa Ana · Taos · Tooele · Valencia · Washington · Weber · Nataqua Territory Major Repositories Nevada State Library and Archives · Nevada Historical Society · University of Nev Las Vegas Libraries · National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside) · National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) · Family History Library Migration Routes Applegate Trail · California Trail · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Central Pacific Railroad · Southern Pacific Railroad · Union Pacific Railroad

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