Lincoln County, Nevada Genealogy

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County Courthouse

Lincoln County Courthouse
181 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5390

History

Parent County

1866--Lincoln County was created 26 February 1866 from Nye County.  County seat: Pioche

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Cities and Towns: Alamo | Ash Springs | Caliente | Hiko | Panaca | Pioche | Rachel | Ursine

• Ghost Towns: Acoma | Angle City | Atlanta | Barclay | Big Trees | Boyd | Bristol Well | Brown | Bullionville | Carp | Caselton | Cold Spring | Crestline | Crossroads | Crystal Springs | Delmar | Eberhardt | Eccles | Elgin | Etna | Fay | Flat Nose | Galt | Groom Lake | Helene | Horseshoe Bend | Hoya | Indian Cove | Islen | Jackrabbit | Joseco | Kyle | Logan City | Mendha | Mud Springs | Ninemile Rocks | Pony Springs | Prince | Rose Valley | Rox | Stine | Strawberry Hill | Sundown | Tempiute

Neighboring Counties

Clark | Nye | White Pine | Beaver County, Utah | Iron County, Utah | Millard County, Utah | Washington County, Utah | Mohave County, Arizona

Resources

Cemeteries

Alamo Cemetery	Boot Hill Cemetery Pioche, Nevada
Bullionville Cemetery	Caliente Cemetery	Delmar Cemetery
Fay Cemetery	Hackett Cemetery
Panaca Cemetery	Rachel Cemetery	Richardville Cemetery
Spring Valley Cemetery	Ursine Cemetery

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Alamo
• Caliente
• Panaca
• Pioche

Local Histories

• Hulse, James W. Lincoln County, Nevada, 1864-1909: History of a Mining Region. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1971.

Newspapers

• Scott, Patricia A. "Obituaries Published in the Pioche Daily Record, 1872-1878." Database. NVGenWeb.org. Lincoln County Nevada Heritage Collection. http://www.nvgenweb.org/lincoln/PDRobits.txt: 2010.

Vital Records

485 marriages from 22 Jan 1872 to 20 Jun 1900 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries

Caliente Branch Library
100 Depot Avenue
Caliente, Nevada 89008
Phone: 775-726-3104

Alamo Branch Library
100 South First West
Alamo, Nevada 89001
Phone: 775-725-3343

Lincoln County Library
63 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5244

Museums

Lincoln County Historical Museum
69 Main Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5207

Million Dollar Courthouse
25 Lacour Street
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Phone: 775-962-5182

Family History Centers

Alamo-Hiko, Nevada
1st East & Broadway
Alamo, Nevada 89001
Phone: 775-725-3411
Hours: T-Th 6pm-9pm; F-Sat by appt

Panaca, Nevada
385 Main Street
Panaca, Nevada 89042
Phone: 775-728-4699
Hours: M,F-Sat on request; T-Th 10am-9pm

Web Sites

• The Lincoln County NV GenWeb Project, a member of The NVGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project

• Family History Library Catalog