Humboldt County, Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada  Humboldt County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 25 November 1861 as an original county
 * County seat: Winnemucca
 * Neighboring Counties: Elko | Harney County, Oregon | Lander | Malheur County, Oregon | Owyhee County, Idaho | Pershing | Washoe

During the time Nevada was part of Utah Territory, the Utah legislature created a Humboldt County, Utah in 1856 with borders partially overlapping the present-day Nevada county.

Humboldt County is Nevada's oldest surviving county if the Utah version is counted. It was also one of Nevada's original nine counties created in 1861. Humboldt County Wikipedia entry

Humboldt County Wikipedia entry

Boundary Change
Boundary Changes

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries
The following web sites have entries for people buried in Humboldt County. None have complete lists:


 * Find A Grave
 * Interment.Net
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project and the Humboldt section

Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for. Check the list of records for. Order films into a local Family History Center. Public libraries may have copies of books or order through Interlibrary Loan.

Church Records
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the FamilySearch Catalog - Place Search

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Winnemucca

Court Records
The County Clerk acts as clerk to the 6th Judicial District Court, maintains the court records for the District Court.

History
Google Books has books about the history and people in Nevada. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full view" can be read online.

Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for. Check the list of records for. Order films into a local Family History Center. Public libraries may have copies of books or order through Interlibrary Loan.

Land and Property


The County Recorder is responsible for recording, scanning/microfilming and indexing of Real Estate Transactions, Mining Claim Locations and Assessment Work, Contracts, Leases, Judgments, UCC/Fixture Filing Statements, Liens, Maps and other miscellaneous documents.

Humboldt County Recorders by Town

Maps



 * Historical Maps of Nevada
 * David Rumsey Collection for Nevada
 * Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Nevada
 * Historic Map Works can view some images for free, though this is a commercial site

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


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California

Military
Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for. Check the records for. Order films through a local Family History Center.

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for Humboldt, Nevada. Check the records for. Order films at a local Family History Center. Public libraries may have copies of books or order through Interlibrary Loan.

Probate
Probate records for Humboldt County

Courthouse
Humboldt County Courthouse 50 W 5th Street Winnemucca, NV 89445 Phone: 775.623.6343 County Clerk has marriage records from 1881, divorce and court records from 1863, probate records from 1900 and naturalization records from 1864. County Recorder has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Winnemucca Nevada Family History Center

Libraries
Humboldt County Library 85 East 5th Street Winnumucca, NV 89445 (775) 623-6388

Societies

 * Humboldt County Genealogical Society c/o Humboldt County Library 85 E Fifth St Winnemucca, NV 89445


 * Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society 1515 Idaho Street, Elko 89801-4021


 * Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666


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


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


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


 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)


 * Nevada Genealogy Network

Taxation
Sales Tax Map

Tax Records of Humboldt County

Marriage
The County Recorder is responsible for the recording, scanning/microfilming and indexing of marriage certificates.

Over 651 marriages from 4 Jul 1862 to 4 Apr 1900 are listed in the Western States Marriage Index.

Death
Search the FamilySearch Catalog by Place Search for. Check the list for. Order films into a local Family History Center.

Websites

 * The Humboldt GenWeb Project, a member of the NVGenWeb Project:Genealogy and Local History in Nevada (with jurisdictions for Nevada) is an affiliate of the USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * for Humboldt County, Nevada.