Lyon County, Nevada Genealogy

United States &gt; Nevada &gt; 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
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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.

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

Web Sites

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