Humboldt County, Nevada Genealogy

Guide to Humboldt 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 was named the Humboldt River which John C. Fremont named after Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist, traveler and statesman. It's county seat is Winnemucca and was founded 1856. It is located in the northwestern area of the state. During the time Nevada was part of Utah Territory, the Utah legislature created a Humboldt County, Utah in 1856 with borders partially overlapping the present-day Nevada county. Humboldt County is Nevada's oldest surviving county if the Utah version is counted. It was also one of Nevada's original nine counties created in 1861.

County Courthouse
Humboldt County Courthouse 50 W 5th Street Winnemucca, NV 89445 Phone: 775.623.6343 Humboldt County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1881, divorce and court records from 1863, probate records from 1900 and naturalization records from 1864. County Recorder has land records.

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

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 25 November 1861 as an original county
 * County seat: Winnemucca
 * 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
The following are locations in the county:

Other locations within the county:


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Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Humboldt 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.
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Nevada was included in both the 1860 New Mexico and Utah Territory Censuses.
 * 1860 - Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910 at Ancestry - ($), index
 * 1862-1863 - 1862-1863 Nevada Territory Tax List - Index
 * 1875 - Nevada State Census, 1875 at Ancestry.com — ($), 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
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the FamilySearch Catalog - Place Search

'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Winnemucca

Court Records
The County Clerk acts as clerk to the 6th Judicial District Court, maintains the court records for the District Court.

Directories
Online Directories
 * 1868-1869 - Nevada Directory 1868-1869 at Ancestry - ($), index only, includes settlers of Nevada

Land and Property Records
The County Recorder is responsible for recording, scanning/microfilming and indexing of Real Estate Transactions, Mining Claim Locations and Assessment Work, Contracts, Leases, Judgments, UCC/Fixture Filing Statements, Liens, Maps and other miscellaneous documents.

Humboldt County Recorders by Town

Online Land Records

For more information see Nevada Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Harden City (Harveyville) and the Black Rock Excitement. By Alan H. Patera. N.d. N.p: n.p. FamilySearch Books.
 * The Humboldt Range: 19th Century Mining Camps. c1995. By Alan H. Patera. Lake Grove, OR : Western Places..

Online County Histories
 * Ghosts of Humboldt Region: A Glimpse into Pershing County's Past. c1970. By Dave Basso. Sparks, Nevada : Western Print & Pub. Co.  Online at:  Internet Archive;.
 * The Silver State:Nevada's Heritage Reinterpreted. c1991. By James W. Hulse. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press. Online at: Google Books;.

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
 * Historical Maps of Nevada
 * David Rumsey Collection for Nevada
 * Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Nevada

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Humboldt 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

Online Collections
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 Check the records for. For further information see Nevada Military Records.
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1863-1866 - Nevada Civil War Volunteers, 1863-1866 ($) at Ancestry — index
 * Nevada - Soldiers of the Great War
 * Nevada Casualties of World War II
 * 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 Records
 * 1956-1991 - Nevada, Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991 at Ancestry - ($), index

Newspapers
Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for Humboldt, Nevada. Check the records for. See if films are available at a local family history center. Public libraries may have copies of books or order through Interlibrary Loan.

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

Probate Records
Probate records for Humboldt County

Tax Records
Sales Tax Map

Tax Records of Humboldt County

Birth

 * 1975 - 2012 Nevada Birth Index 1975-2012 at Ancestry ($)

Marriage
The County Recorder is responsible for the recording, scanning/microfilming and indexing of marriage certificates.


 * 1809 - 2011 Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1956 - 2005 Nevada Marriage Index 1956-2005 at Ancestry ($)

Death
Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for. Check the list for. See if films are available at a local family history center.

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2015 Nevada Divorce Records 1968-2015 at Ancestry ($)<.br>

Family History Centers

 * Winnemucca Nevada Family History Center

Libraries
Humboldt County Library 85 East 5th Street Winnumucca, NV 89445 Telephone: 775-623-6388 Website

Societies
Humboldt County Genealogical Society c/o Humboldt County Library 85 E Fifth St Winnemucca, NV 89445

Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society 1515 Idaho Street, Elko 89801-4021

Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666 Website

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917 Website

Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society PO Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929 Website

Tri-State Genealogical Society ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439 Website

Websites

 * The Humboldt GenWeb Project, a member of the NVGenWeb Project:Genealogy and Local History in Nevada (with jurisdictions for Nevada) is an affiliate of the USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this 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