Pershing County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Pershing County

Parent County
1919--Pershing County was created 18 March 1919 from Humboldt County. County seat: Lovelock

Neighboring Counties

 * Churchill
 * Humbolt
 * Lander
 * Washoe

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 21 page 1 - Big Meadow Cemetery

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Lovelock

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


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Applegate Trail 1846 (avoided the Forty Mile Desert) by leaving the Humboldt River in Nevada early at present-day Rye Reservoir, Nevada and passing through the Black Rock Desert to Fandango Pass past Goose Lake on to the Lost River and eventually the Willamette Valley in Oregon
 * Nobles Road 1851 from the Applegate Trail at Rabbithole Springs in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to Shasta City, California
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California

Societies and Libraries
Pershing County Library P.O. Box 781 1125 Central Avenue Lovelock, Nevada 89419 Telephone 775-273-2216 www.clan.lib.nv.us/polaris/

Family History Centers
Lovelock Nevada 220 Maple Dr Lovelock, Pershing, Nevada, United States Telephone: 775-273-7380

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

Web Sites

 * Pershing County NV GenWeb Project