Eureka County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Eureka County

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 * founded year = 1873
 * founded date = March 1
 * seat = Lander
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 * building address = Eureka County Courthouse 602 Eureka Eureka County Courthouse 701 S Main Street PO Box 677 Eureka, NV 89316-0677 Phone: 775.237.5262

County 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.

Parent County
1873--Eureka County was created 1 March 1873 from Lander County. County seat: Eureka

Neighboring Counties

 * Elko
 * Lander
 * Nye
 * White Pine

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]

Vital Records
1,031 marriages from 22 Feb 1870 to 8 Feb 1936 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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