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United States Nevada Lander County

Guide to Lander County, Nevada ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
315 S Humboldt Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820 Phone: 775.635.5761 Lander County Website Lander County Courthouse 315 S Humboldt Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820 775-635-5761

County Clerk has marriage records from 1867, divorce records, probate and court records from 1865. County Auditor has some birth records.

Lander County, Nevada Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1863*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1862
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1862
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1862
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 19 December 1862 as an original county
 * County Seat: Battle Mountain

Populated Places

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Migration
Early migration routes to and from Lander County, Nevada Genealogy for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California
 * 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]

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Marriage
Over 1,106 marriages from 18 Jul 1863 to 10 Dec 1949 are listed in the Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

 * Austin Nevada Family History Center
 * Battle Mountain Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * Round Mountain Public Library 73 Hadley Ln Round Mountain, NV 89045 775-377-2215

Societies

 * Austin Historical Society 180 Main Street Austin, NV 89310 775-964-1202
 * Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666
 * Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society PO Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929
 * Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917
 * Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society 1515 Idaho Street, Elko 89801-4021
 * Tri-State Genealogical Society ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)
 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Reco