White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  White Pine County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 2 March 1869 from Millard County and Utah Territory
 * County Seat: Ely
 * Neighboring Counties: Elko | Eureka | Juab County, Utah | Lincoln | Millard County, Utah | Nye | Tooele County, Utah

Record Loss
In early 1880’s, the county courthouse in Hamilton was burned down along with much of the business section by an embezzling county treasurer. In 1885, a store owner caused a devastating fire which burned down the Court House which had been moved to the Withington Hotel.. Only a pitiful few records from the Sheriff’s office were salvaged. The town of Hamilton had suffered previous fires before the last which resulted in its faster demise.

Cemeteries
Listing of graves by name, descriptions, site directions and some pictures for the following cemeteries in White Pine County at Interment.Net:


 * Aurum Cemetery
 * Mourners Point Cemetery
 * Northeast Cherry Creek Cemetery
 * Osceola Cemetery
 * Southwest Cherry Creek Cemetery
 * Treasure City Cemetery
 * Ward Cemetery
 * Ward Isolated Graves (Chapman Grave)

Information for the following cemeteries at White Pine County Cemeteries and Burials:


 * Aurum Cemetery
 * Black Horse Cemetery
 * Cherry Creek Cemetery
 * Eberhardt Cemetery
 * Egan Cemetery
 * Ely Cemetery
 * Fort Ruby Cemetery
 * Hamilton Cemetery
 * Lund Cemetery
 * Molleson Cemetery
 * Muncy Creek Cemetery
 * Osceola Cemetery
 * Preston Cemetery
 * Ranch Cemeteries and Outlying Graves
 * Schellborne Cemetery
 * Taylor Cemetery
 * Treasure City Cemetery
 * Unknown Grave Locations
 * Ward Cemetery
 * White River Cemetery

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ely
 * Lund
 * McGill
 * Preston
 * Ruth

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


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Courthouse
White Pine County Courthouse 953 Campton Street PO Box 659 Ely, NV 89301-1002 775–289–2341 County Clerk has marriage records from 1885, divorce, probate and court records from 1907 and naturalization records. County Recorder has land records from 1885.

Family History Centers

 * Ely Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * White Pine County Library 950 Campton Street Ely, Nevada 89301 775-289-3737

Societies

 * White Pine Historical Society Archaeological Society P. O. Box 151725 Ely, NV


 * White Pine County Museum 2000 Aultman St. Ely, Nevada 89301 775-289-4710


 * 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


 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)


 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index over 2,309 marriages from 30 Jul 1876 to 22 Apr 1959

Websites

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