Humboldt County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Humboldt County



County Courthouse
Humboldt County Courthouse

50 West 5th Street, Winnemucca NV 89445

Phone: 775-623-6343

History
Humboldt County is Nevada's oldest county, created by the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1856. It was also one of Nevada's original nine counties created in 1861. (Humboldt County Wikipedia entry)

Parent County
1861--Humboldt County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Winnemucca

Neighboring Counties

 * Elko
 * Harney County, Oregon
 * Lander
 * Malheur County, Oregon
 * Owyhee County, Idaho
 * Pershing
 * Washoe

Cemeteries
The following web sites have entries for people buried in Placer County. None have complete lists:


 * Find A Grave
 * Interment.Net
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project and the Washoe section

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for, look at the list of records for. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Church
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the Family History Library Catalog - Place Search for the.

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Winnemucca

Court
The County Clerk acts as clerk to the 6th Judicial District Court, maintains the court records for the District Court.

Land
The County Recorder is responsible for recording, scanning/microfilming and indexing of Real Estate Transactions, Mining Claim Locations and Assessment Work, Contracts, Leases, Judgments, UCC/Fixture Filing Statements, Liens, Maps and other miscellaneous documents.

Humboldt County Recorders by Town

Local Histories
Google Books has books about the history and people in Nevada. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full view" can be read online.

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for, look at the list of records for. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:

• Historical Maps of Nevada

• David Rumsey Collection for Nevada

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Nevada

• Historic Map Works can view some images for free, though this is a commercial site

Migration
Early migration routes to and from 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

Military
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for, look at the list of records for. Films can be sent to family history centers.

Newspapers
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Humboldt, Nevada, look at the list of records for. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Vital Records
The County Recorder is responsible for the recordaing, scanning/microfilming and indexing of marriage certificates,

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for, look at the list of records for. Films can be sent to family history centers.

651 marriages from 4 Jul 1862 to 4 Apr 1900 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Humboldt County Library 85 East 5th Street Winnumucca, NV 89445 (775) 623-6388

Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Winnemucca Nevada Family History Center

 

Web Sites

 * The Humboldt GenWeb Project, a member of the NVGenWeb Project, an affiliate of the USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.