White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada White Pine County

Guide to White Pine 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 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.

White Pine County, Nevada Record Dates

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 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
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 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1884*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1869
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1885
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1885
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Record Loss
In early 1880’s, 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

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


 * Interment.net Nevada cemetery records by county.
 * by Genealogy Trails.com Cemeteries in White Pine County, Nevada

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


 * Ely
 * Lund
 * McGill
 * Preston
 * Ruth

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)

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

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 ($)

Family History Centers

 * Ely Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * White Pine County Library 950 Campton Street Ely, Nevada 89301 775-289-3737

Museums

 * White Pine County Museum 2000 Aultman St. Ely, Nevada 89301 775-289-4710

Societies

 * White Pine Historical Society Archaeological Society P. O. Box 151725 Ely, NV
 * 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

 * 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