Lander County, Nevada Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Frederick W. Lander, who was chief engineer of a federal wagon route through the area in 1857. It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lander County Courthouse315 S Humboldt Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820 Phone: 775-635-5761 Lander County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1867, divorce records, probate and court records from 1865. County Auditor has some birth records.

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

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 19 December 1862 as an original county
 * County Seat: Battle Mountain
 * 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
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Lander County has no incorporated communities.

Other reported locations in the county:

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Lander county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Nevada cemetery records by county.

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1850  at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Nevada was included in both the 1850 New Mexico and Utah Territory Censuses. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860  at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Nevada was included in both the 1860 New Mexico and Utah Territory Censuses. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910 at Ancestry ($), index
 * 1862-1863 1862-1863 Nevada Territory Tax List - Index
 * 1875 Nevada State Census, 1875 at Ancestry ($), index

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Nevada starting in 1870. Although, those living in south-eastern Nevada in 1870 may be enumerated in Utah or Arizona because of disputed boundaries with Nevada. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Nevada Census.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1866 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($), Index and images, Austin Directory.
 * 1868-1869 Nevada Directory 1868-1869 at Ancestry ($), index only, includes settlers of Nevada.

Emigration and Immigration

 * Nevada Emigration and Immigration

Land and Property Records
For more information see Nevada Land and Property
 * 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry ($), index and images
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available

Local Histories

 * ''Romancing Nevada's Past, Ghost Towns and Historical Sites of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine Counties.' c1994. By Shawn R. Hall. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press.  Google Books;.

Online County Histories
 * History of Lander County : A Thesis Submitted. c1954. By Buster L. King. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Reno. Online at: FamilySearch Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 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 Lander County, Nevada Genealogy 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]

Military Records
These collections are unique to Nevada. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Nevada Military Records. Civil War World War I World War II Korea War Vietnam War Other Conflicts For further information see Nevada Military Records.
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
 * 1863-1866 Nevada Civil War Volunteers, 1863-1866 ($) at Ancestry — index
 * Nevada - Soldiers of the Great War
 * Nevada Casualties of World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Korea
 * U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Nevada
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Vietnam
 * The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Nevada
 * Vietnam Conflict Casualty Lists - Nevada
 * Nevadans Killed in Action - Operation Enduring Freedom & Operation Iraqi Freedom

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1956-1991 Nevada, Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991 at Ancestry($), index

Newspapers
The Nevada Library Cooperative has digitized copies of the Reese River Reveille from May 1863 - December 1887. January 1868 - January 1887 issues appear to be missing from the digital collection, but many of these years are available on microfilm from the Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records.


 * 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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1871-1992  at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1975-2012 Nevada Birth Index 1975-2012 at Ancestry ($)

Marriage

 * 1809-2011 Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1862-1992 at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1956-2005 Nevada Marriage Index 1956-2005 at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1871-1992  at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1968-2015 Nevada Divorce Records 1968-2015 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Austin Nevada Family History Center
 * Battle Mountain Nevada Family History Center
 * Carson City Nevada Family History Center
 * Elko Nevada East Family History Center
 * Elko Nevada West Family History Center
 * Fallon Nevada Family History Center
 * Fallon Nevada South Family History Center
 * Lovelock Nevada Family History Center
 * Reno Nevada Family History Center
 * Silver Springs Nevada Family History Center
 * Winnemucca Nevada Family History Center
 * Yerington Nevada Family History Center


 * Truckee Meadows Community College - Elizabeth Sturm Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Round Mountain Public Library 73 Hadley Ln Round Mountain, NV 89045 Phone: 775-377-2215 Website

Societies
Austin Historical Society 180 Main Street Austin, NV 89310 Phone: 775-964-1202

Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society 280 S Green Valley Pkwy PO Box 1929 Henderson, NV 89012 Website

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Phone: 775-688-1190 Email: [mailto:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org] Website

Nevada State Genealogical Society 4751 Neil Road Reno, NV 89515-0666 Website

Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society 1515 Idaho Street Elko, NV 89801-4021 Tri-State Genealogical Society For Arizona, California, Nevada PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439 Website

Websites

 * Lander County at Cyndi's List — a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Lander County at Genealogy Trails — volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
 * Lander County at Nevada USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Lander County at Nevada USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
 * Lander County, Nevada at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
 * Lander County, Nevada Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com - collection of links by state, county, city, and record type
 * 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.