Carson City (Independent City), Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Carson City

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Carson (River) Trail 1848 (aka Mormon Emigrant Trail) crossed the Forty Mile Desert past the west side of the Carson Sink to pick up the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada up to Hope Valley and Red Lake. The Devil's Ladder then climbed 700 feet (210 m) in half a mile so ropes, chains, and pulleys were required to lift the wagons. Carson Pass was followed by the relatively easy West Pass (Kirkwood, California) and then on to Pollock Pines, Placerville, and Sutter's Fort, California
 * Johnson's Cutoff 1850-1851 (aka Placerville Route, Lake Tahoe Route and Day's Route) from Carson City, Nevada past the south end of Lake Tahoe going south and then west to Placerville, California and Sacramento


 * 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]

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno newspapers going back to 1870. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Societies and Libraries
Carson City Historical Society 1207 N Carson St Carson City, NV 89701 Telephone 775-887-2174

Carson City Genealogical Society 1509 Sharon Dr. Carson City, NV 89701,

Scotland Forever 2533 N. Carson St., Ste 848 Carson City, Nevada 89706

Carson City Library 900 N Roop St Carson City, NV 89701 Telephone 775-887-2244

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.