Eureka County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Eureka County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 1 March 1873 from Lander
 * County Seat: Eureka
 * Neighboring Counties: Elko | Lander | Nye | White Pine

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

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
 * 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]

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Courthouse
Eureka County Courthouse 701 S Main Street PO Box 677 Eureka, NV 89316-0677 Phone: 775.237.5262 County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1874.

Societies

 * Eureka County Historical Society 31 S Main St. St 1 P. O. Box 283 Eureka, Nevada 89316 Phone: (775) 237-6006


 * 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


 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)


 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Marriage
Over 1,031 marriages from 22 Feb 1870 to 8 Feb 1936 are listed in the Western States Marriage Index.

Websites

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