Eureka County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada Eureka County

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

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County Courthouse
Eureka County Courthouse 701 S Main Street PO Box 677 Eureka, NV 89316-0677 Phone: 775.237.5262 Eureka County Website County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1874.

Eureka County, Nevada Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1870*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1873
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1873
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1873
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 1 March 1873 from Lander
 * County Seat: Eureka

Populated Places

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


 * Interment.net Nevada cemetery records by county.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Eureka 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]

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

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 ($)<.br>

Societies

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

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