Storey County, Nevada Genealogy

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

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Description
The county was named for Captain Edward Fariss Storey, who was killed in 1860 in the Pyramid Lake Indian War. It's county seat is Virginia City and was founded 1861. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Storey County Courthouse PO Box D Virginia City, NV 89440-0139 Phone: 755.847.0969 Storey County Website County Recorder has birth, marriage, and death records from 1875 and land records. County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1861 and probate records from 1875.

Storey County, Nevada Record Dates

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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1859
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 25 November 1861 as an original county
 * County Seat: Virginia City
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nevada - shows boundary changes for Nevada Counties
 * Nevada Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county:

Other locations reported to be in Storey County:


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


 * Interment.net Nevada cemetery records by county.

State and Territory Census Records

 * 1860, 1870 - Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910 at Ancestry - Index ($)
 * 1863 - 1863 Nevada Territory Tax List - Index
 * 1875 - Nevada State Census, 1875 at Ancestry - Index ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Nevada starting in 1870. In 1850, Nevada was a part of New Mexico and Utah Territories but had not been divided into counties. Those living there may be in the Utah 1851 Census. For 1860, parts of Nevada were enumerated in Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory. For links to Federal census indexes, see Nevada Census.

Directories
Online Directories


 * 1864, 1878 - Virginia City Directories, 1864, 1878 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images
 * 1868-1869 - Nevada Directory 1868-1869 at Ancestry - ($), index only, includes settlers of Nevada
 * 1871 - Storey County Directory, 1871 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records

For more information see Nevada Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories
Online County Histories


 * The Gold Hill Evening News: Various Years. c1963. By Nona Parkin. N.p: n.p.  Online at Google Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nevada - shows boundary changes for Nevada Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Nevada - maps and atlases of Nevada

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Storey County, Nevada Genealogy 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.
 * 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]

Online Collections
These collections are unique to Nevada. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Nevada Military Records. Civil War World War I World War II Korea War Vietnam War Other Conflicts For further information see Nevada Military Records.
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1863-1866 - Nevada Civil War Volunteers, 1863-1866 ($) at Ancestry — index
 * Nevada - Soldiers of the Great War
 * Nevada Casualties of World War II
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Korea
 * U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Nevada
 * Nevada Military Killed in Action in Vietnam
 * The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Nevada
 * Vietnam Conflict Casualty Lists - Nevada
 * Nevadans Killed in Action - Operation Enduring Freedom & Operation Iraqi Freedom

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Records
 * 1956-1991 - Nevada, Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991 at Ancestry - ($), index

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno newspapers going back to 1870. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Nevada Newspapers Online Nevada Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Nevada newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nevada newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Nevada newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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>

Libraries
Storey County Public Library 95 South R ST Virginia City, NV 89440 Telephone: 775-847-0956

Societies
Nevada State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666 Website

Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society PO Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929 Website

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917 Website

Tri-State Genealogical Society ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439 Website

Nevada Genealogy Network

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