Lyon County, Nevada Genealogy

United States &gt; Nevada &gt; Lyon County

Parent County
1861--Lyon County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Yerington

Populated Places

 * Cities: Fernley | Yerrington


 * Unincorporated Communities: Dayton | Mason | Mound House | Silver City | Silver Springs | Simpson | Smith Valley | Stagecoach | Weed Heights | Wellington

Neighboring Counties

 * Churchill
 * Douglas
 * Mineral
 * Mono County, California
 * Ormsby
 * Storey
 * Washoe
 * 

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 273 - Old Fort Churchill Cemetery (7 miles south of Silver Springs)

Vital Records
447 marriages from 3 Jan 1862 to 23 Nov 1887 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

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