Lander County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Lander County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 19 December 1862 as an original county
 * County Seat: Battle Mountain
 * Neighboring Counties: Churchill | Elko | Eureka | Humboldt | Nye | Pershing

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
Lander County Courthouse 315 S Humboldt Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820 775-635-5761

County Clerk has marriage records from 1867, divorce records, probate and court records from 1865. County Auditor has some birth records.

Family History Centers

 * Austin Nevada Family History Center
 * Battle Mountain Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * Round Mountain Public Library 73 Hadley Ln Round Mountain, NV 89045 775-377-2215

Societies

 * Austin Historical Society 180 Main Street Austin, NV 89310 775-964-1202


 * 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 1,106 marriages from 18 Jul 1863 to 10 Dec 1949 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.