Storey County, Nevada
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| − | {{Infobox U.S. County | county = Storey County | county_map = | state = Nevada | state_map = Nevada.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = 1861 | founded date = November 25 | seat = Virginia City | building image = | building address = | + | {{Infobox U.S. County | county = Storey County | county_map = | state = Nevada | state_map = Nevada.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = 1861 | founded date = November 25 | seat = Virginia City | building image = | building address = [http://www.courtreference.com/Storey-County-Nevada-Courts.htm Storey County Courthouse]<br>602 Nevada <br>PO Box D; <br>Virginia City, NV 89440-0139<br>Phone: 755.847.0969}} |
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Revision as of 02:23, 20 March 2013
United States 
Nevada Storey County
Guide to Storey County Nevada genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Storey County, Nevada | |
| Map | |
 Location of Nevada in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | November 25, 1861 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Virginia City |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Storey County Courthouse 602 Nevada PO Box D; Virginia City, NV 89440-0139 Phone: 755.847.0969 |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Storey County Courthouse
PO Box D;
Virginia City, NV 89440-0139
Phone: 755.847.0969
County Recorder has birth, marriage, and death records from 1875 and land records.
County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1861
and probate records from 1875. [1]
History
Parent County
1861--Storey County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Virginia City [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Clark | Gilpin | Lockwood |
| Divide | Gold Hill | Virginia City |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Storey County, Nevada for emigrant settlers included:
- California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[3]
- Truckee (River) Trail 1844 crossed the Forty Mile Desert to the Truckee River to follow it west past Reno, Nevada to Donner Pass to Emigrant Gap to Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, California). The exact route varied over the years, the most used being the Nevada City Road and Auburn Emigrant Road combination.
- 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
- NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno newspapers going back to 1870. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
3,980 marriages from 24 Feb 1862 to 12 Sep 1936 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies and Libraries
Storey County Public Library
95 South R ST
Virginia City, NV 89440
Telephone 775-847-0956
Family History Centers
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), Storey County, Oregon page 443, 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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