White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  White Pine County

County Courthouse
White Pine County Courthouse 953 Campton Street; PO Box 659; Ely, NV 89301-1002 Phone: 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

Parent County
1869--White Pine County was 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

Cemeteries
Listing of graves by name, descriptions, site directions and some pictures for the following cemeteries in White Pine County can be found 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 can be found 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
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)

Vital Records
2,309 marriages from 30 Jul 1876 to 22 Apr 1959 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
White Pine Historical Society White Pine County Museum 2000 Aultman St. Ely, Nevada 89301 775-289-4710 www.wpmuseum.org

White Pine County Library 950 Campton Street Ely, Nevada 89301 Telephone: 775-289-3737 http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/polpac/library/clan/white/library.htm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ely Nevada Family History Center

Web Sites

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