Lyon County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Lyon County

Parent County
1861--Lyon County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Yerington

Neighboring Counties

 * Churchill
 * Douglas
 * Mineral
 * Mono County, California
 * Ormsby
 * Storey
 * Washoe
 * 

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 5 page 273 - Old Fort Churchill Cemetery (7 miles south of Silver Springs)

Dayton Cemetery Inscriptionssponsored by USGenWeb. Picturesof tombstones in the Dayton Cemetery.

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.
 * Beckwourth Trail 1850 left the Truckee Trail near present-day Sparks, Nevada going to Oroville and Marysville, 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]

Vital Records
447 marriages from 3 Jan 1862 to 23 Nov 1887 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Wellington Historical Society P. O. Box 36 Wellington, NV 89444

Dayton Valley Branch Library 321 Dayton Valley Rd Dayton, NV 89403 Telephone 775-246-6212

Smith Valley Public Library 20 Day Ln Wellington, NV 89444 Telephone 775-465-2369

Central Library 20 Nevin Way Yerington, NV 89447 Telephone 775-463-6645

Family History Centers
Fernley Nevada Highway 95 Alternate Fernley Lyon, Nevada, United States Telephone: 775-575-7712

Silver Springs Nevada Corner of Elm Green Street Silver Springs Lyon, Nevada, United States Telephone: 775-577-0311

Yerington Nevada 600 N Oregon St Yerington, Lyon, Nevada, United States Telephone: 775-463-9587

These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. Contact Center for open hours as they vary.

Web Sites

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