Mineral County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada Mineral County

Guide to Mineral 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 from the surrounding area, which is heavily mineralized. It's county seat is Hawthorne and was founded 1911. It is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Mineral County Courthouse PO Box 1450 Hawthorne, NV 89415-1450 Phone: 775.945.2446 Mineral County Website County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1911 with some earlier, naturalization records 1911-1956 and burial records. County Recorder has marriage license applications and military discharge records from 1911. County Treasurer has land records from 1911.

Mineral 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 10 February 1911 from Esmeralda
 * County seat: Hawthorne
 * 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: There are no incorporated communities in Mineral County.

Other locations attributed to Mineral County:


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Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Mineral 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


 * Hawthorne

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
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

Obituaries

 * Mineral County Death Index Includes records of Esmeralda and Nye Counties. The tri-counties were all one before 1911. Records of deaths that occurred in other places with burials in these counties, as well as deaths that occurred in these counties with burials in other places. Sources: Mineral County Independent-News (775 945-2414), Gunter's Funeral Home (775 945-2047), other death and burial records, information from private individuals

The index includes: name, sex, birth/place, death/place, burial/place, obituary (yes or no)

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 ($)

Death
Records of deaths in Mineral County as well as in other places with burials in Mineral County. Includes deaths in Esmeralda and Nye Counties. Sources include newspapers and funeral homes. Searchable by alphabetical index.

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Hawthorne Nevada Family History Center

Societies

 * Mineral County Historical Society Mineral County Museum 400 Tenth St. P.O. Box 1584 Hawthorne NV 89415 775-945-5142
 * 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
 * Tri-State Genealogical Society ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439
 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Websites

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