Nevada County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
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Sort the table by Date Formed or by Parent Counties and check Boundary Changes for interesting insights. |
| Name of County | Date Formed | Boundary Changes |
Parent County | Counties Created by Boundary Changes |
| Carson | 1854 Jan 20 | Details | Utah Territory | abolished |
| Cedar | 1856 Jan 05 | Utah Territory | abolished | |
| Churchill | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Clark | 1909 Feb 05 | Details | Lincoln | none |
| Douglas | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Elko | 1869 18 Ma | Details | Lander | none |
| Esmeralda | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | Mineral 1911, Nye 1864 |
| Eureka | 1873 Mar 01 | Details | Lander | none |
| Greasewood | 1855 Dec 20 | Details | Utah Territory | abolished |
| Humboldt | 1855 Dec 20 | Details | Utah Territory | Pershing 1919 |
| Lander | 1862 Dec 19 | Details | Nevada Territory | Elk 1869, Eureka 1873 |
| Lincoln | 1866 Feb 26 | Details | Nye | Clark 1909, White Pine 1869 |
| Lyon | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Mineral | 1911 Feb 10 | Details | Esmeralda | none |
| Nye | 1864 18 Fe | Details | Esmeralda | Lincoln 1866 |
| Ormsby | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | independent city of Carson City 1969 |
| Pershing | 1919 Mar 18 | Details | Humboldt | none |
| Pahute | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Rio Virgin | 1861 Nov 25 | Utah Territory | abolished | |
| Roop | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Saint Mary’s | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Utah Territory | abolished |
| Shambip | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Utah Territory | abolished |
| Storey | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| Washoe | 1861 Nov 25 | Details | Nevada Territory | none |
| White Pine | 1869 Mar 02 | Details | Lincoln | none |
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- ↑ [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Nevada/viewer.htm Nevada Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.