White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy

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

Description
The county named is derived from White Pine, an old name for the Limber Pine, a common tree in the county's mountains. It's county seat is Ely and was founded 1869. It is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
White Pine County Courthouse 953 Campton Street PO Box 659 Ely, NV 89301-1002 Phone: 775-289-2341 White Pine County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1885, divorce, probate and court records from 1907 and naturalization records. County Recorder has land records from 1885.

Record Loss
In early 1880s, the county courthouse in Hamilton was burned down along with much of the business section by an embezzling county treasurer. In 1885, a store owner caused a devastating fire which burned down the Court House which had been moved to the Withington Hotel. Only a pitiful few records from the Sheriff’s office were salvaged. The town of Hamilton had suffered previous fires before the last which resulted in its faster demise.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 2 March 1869 from Millard County and Utah Territory
 * County Seat: Ely
 * 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
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Other locations or links reported as being in White Pine County:

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on White county cemeteries.


 * by Genealogy Trails.com Cemeteries in White Pine County, Nevada

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1850  at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Nevada was included in both the 1850 New Mexico and Utah Territory Censuses.
 * 1860  at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Nevada was included in both the 1860 New Mexico and Utah Territory Censuses.
 * 1860 Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910 at Ancestry ($), index
 * 1862-1863 1862-1863 Nevada Territory Tax List - Index
 * 1875 Nevada State Census, 1875 at Ancestry ($), index

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Nevada starting in 1870. Although, those living in south-eastern Nevada in 1870 may be enumerated in Utah or Arizona because of disputed boundaries with Nevada. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Nevada Census.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ely
 * Lund
 * McGill
 * Preston
 * Ruth

Directories

 * 1868-1869 Nevada Directory 1868-1869 at Ancestry ($), index only, includes settlers of Nevada.

Land and Property Records
For more information see Nevada Land and Property
 * 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website.
 * 1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry ($), index and images.
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available.

Local Histories
Online County Histories
 * Copper times : An Animated Chronicle of White Pine County, Nevada. c1987. By Jack Fleming. Seattle, Washington : Jack Fleming Publications..
 * The Rush to White Pine. c1988. By Alan Patera. [S.l.] : Depot, The..
 * Scenes From White River Valley. c1998. By White River Valley Historical Committee. Provo, Utah..
 * White Pine County [Nevada] Pioneers. c1979. By George Robison. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah..
 * White Pine Lang Syne : A True History of White Pine County, Nevada. c1965. By Effie Read. Denver, Colorado : Big Mountain Press. Google Books;.
 * Romancing Nevada's Past, Ghost Towns and Historical Sites of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine Counties. c1994. By Shawn Hall. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press. Online at:Google Books;.
 * White River Valley Then and Now : 1898-1980. c1987. By White River Valley Historical Committee. Provo, Utah : Melayne Printing. Online at: FamilySearch Books Online, Google Books;.

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 White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)

Online Collections
These collections are unique to Nevada. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Nevada Military Records. Civil War World War I World War II Korea War Vietnam War Other Conflicts For further information see Nevada Military Records.
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1863-1866 Nevada Civil War Volunteers, 1863-1866 ($) at Ancestry — index
 * Nevada - Soldiers of the Great War
 * Nevada Casualties of World War II
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Korea
 * U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Nevada
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Vietnam
 * The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Nevada
 * Vietnam Conflict Casualty Lists - Nevada
 * Nevadans Killed in Action - Operation Enduring Freedom & Operation Iraqi Freedom

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1956-1991 Nevada, Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991 at Ancestry ($), index.

Newspapers

 * 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

 * 1871-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1975-2012 Nevada Birth Index 1975-2012 at Ancestry ($)

Marriage

 * 1809-2011 Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1862-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1956-2005 Nevada Marriage Index 1956-2005 at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1871-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2015 Nevada Divorce Records 1968-2015 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Ely Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * White Pine County Library 950 Campton Street Ely, NV 89301 Phone: 775-289-3737 Website

Museums

 * White Pine County Museum 2000 Aultman Street Ely, NV 89301 Phone: 775-289-4710 Website

Societies

 * White Pine Historical Society Archaeological Society PO Box 151725 Ely, NV Website
 * Nevada State Genealogical Society PO Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666 Website
 * Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society PO Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929 Website
 * Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Phone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917 Website
 * Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society 1515 Idaho Street Elko, NV 89801-4021
 * Tri-State Genealogical Society For Arizona, California, Nevada PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439 Website

Websites

 * White Pine County NVGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Nevada Genealogy Network
 * - 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