Pershing County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada Pershing County

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

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Description
The county was named after General John J. Pershing. It's county seat is Lovelock and was founded 1919. It is located in the North-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pershing County Courthouse 400 Main St PO Box 820 Lovelock, NV 89419-0820 Phone: 775.273.2208 Pershing County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1919.

Pershing County, Nevada Record Dates

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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 18 March 1919 from Humboldt
 * County Seat: Lovelock
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nevada - shows boundary changes for Nevada Counties
 * Nevada Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county:

Some of the unincorporated areas may be considered  ghost towns


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Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Pershing county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Nevada cemetery records by county.

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1860, 1870 - Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910 at Ancestry - Index ($)
 * 1863 - 1863 Nevada Territory Tax List - Index
 * 1875 - Nevada State Census, 1875 at Ancestry - Index ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Nevada starting in 1870. In 1850, Nevada was a part of New Mexico and Utah Territories but had not been divided into counties. Those living there may be in the Utah 1851 Census. For 1860, parts of Nevada were enumerated in Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory. For links to Federal census indexes, see Nevada Census.

Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Lovelock

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nevada - shows boundary changes for Nevada Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Nevada - maps and atlases of Nevada

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


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Applegate Trail 1846 (avoided the Forty Mile Desert) by leaving the Humboldt River in Nevada early at present-day Rye Reservoir, Nevada and passing through the Black Rock Desert to Fandango Pass past Goose Lake on to the Lost River and eventually the Willamette Valley in Oregon
 * Nobles Road 1851 from the Applegate Trail at Rabbithole Springs in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to Shasta City, California
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

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

Nevada Newspapers Online Nevada Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Nevada newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nevada newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Nevada newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Birth

 * 1975 - 2012 Nevada Birth Index 1975-2012 at Ancestry ($)

Marriage

 * 1809 - 2011 Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1956 - 2005 Nevada Marriage Index 1956-2005 at Ancestry ($)

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2015 Nevada Divorce Records 1968-2015 at Ancestry ($)<.br>

Family History Centers

 * Lovelock Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * Pershing County Library P.O. Box 781 1125 Central Avenue Lovelock, Nevada 89419 775-273-2216

Societies

 * 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
 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Websites

 * Pershing County NV GenWeb Project
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records