Churchill County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Churchill County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: Churchill County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county.
 * County Seat: Fallon
 * Neighboring Counties: Elko | Eureka | Humboldt | Nye | Pershing

Churchill County was named for Fort Churchill (which today is actually in Lyon County), which had been named for General Sylvester Churchill, a Mexican-American War hero who was Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1861. Churchill County was not organized until 1864, and its county seats were Bucklands (1861-64) which is now in Lyon County, La Plata (1864-68), Stillwater (1868-1904) and Fallon (1904-present). In the nineteenth century there were several attempts to eliminate Churchill County because of its small population, but Assemblyman Lemuel Allen was able to stop it on all occasions including convincing the Governor to veto the bill after it had been passed by both houses in 1875.

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

Biography

 * Churchill County records

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery records of Nevada: Churchill and Lander counties
 * Churchill County records

Census

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide
 * Early Nevada records: certificates of survey, Carson Valley, 1856; 1862 census of Churchill County; 1864 census of Nye County
 * Missourians in the 1870 census records of Churchill County, Nevada [and]... Douglas County, Nevada

Church Records
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Fallon

Episcopal


 * Episcopal Church 507 Churchill Street Fallon, Nevada 89406 775–423–3551


 * Churchill County records Membership rolls 1906 and 1943 Baptisms, confirmations, communicants 1907-1933 marriages 1913-1940 burials 1917-1957

Directories

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide

Funeral Homes

 * Churchill County records

Genealogy

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide

History

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide


 * The Humboldt range: 19th century mining camps

Land and Property

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900 : a researchers guide

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Truckee (River) Trail 1844 crossed the Forty Mile Desert to the Truckee River to follow it west past Reno, Nevada to Donner Pass to Emigrant Gap to Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, California). The exact route varied over the years, the most used being the Nevada City Road and Auburn Emigrant Road combination.
 * Carson (River) Trail 1848 (aka Mormon Emigrant Trail) crossed the Forty Mile Desert past the west side of the Carson Sink to pick up the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada up to Hope Valley and Red Lake. The Devil's Ladder then climbed 700 feet (210 m) in half a mile so ropes, chains, and pulleys were required to lift the wagons. Carson Pass was followed by the relatively easy West Pass (Kirkwood, California) and then on to Pollock Pines, Placerville, and Sutter's Fort, 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]

World War, 1914-1918

 * The Banks compilation of birth data of men with links to Churchill County, Nevada, who were born 1873-1900: as found in the civilian registration cards [L.D.S. microfilm series of World War I Selective Service draft registration cards].

Newspapers

 * Churchill County records
 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno newspapers going back to 1870. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Periodicals

 * In focus: annual journal of the Churchill County Museum Association
 * Trails to Churchill County: Historical and Genealogical Society quarterly

Courthouse
Churchill County Courthouse 155 N Taylor Street 110 Fallon, NV 89406 Phone: 775.423.6028 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1905.

Family History Centers

 * Fallon Nevada South Family History Center

Libraries
Churchill County Library 553 S Maine St Fallon, NV 89406 775-423-7581

Museums

 * Churchill County Museum and Archives 1050 South Maine Street Fallon, NV

Societies

 * Churchill Historical and Genealogical Society c/o Churchill County Museum 1050 S Maine St Fallon, NV 89406-8824 Phone: (775)423-3677 Fax: (775)423-3662 Email: ccmuseum@phonewave.net Churchill County Museum &amp; Archives


 * 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


 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)


 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Taxation

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide

Vital Records

 * Some Churchill County, Nevada, records, 1850-1900: a researchers guide

Birth

 * Birth records of Churchill County, Nevada

Marriage

 * Churchill County records v. 3. Marriage records/notices: Churchill County marriage records 1903-1920 Marriage notices from newspapers 1894-1920

Websites

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