Lander County, Nevada Genealogy Records

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Lander County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

See the repository's descriptions and search options

Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

• Find Lander County's official website

  We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder and the district court.

• The county recorder

  Deeds and other land records, and marriage certificates.

• The district court

  Probate (wills and estates), divorces and civil cases.

• The Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records

  In Carson City: state records and some county and court records.

• Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Recordsfree

  The state library and archives in Carson City, with state records and some county and court records.

• FamilySearch Catalogfree

  Search by place for "Nevada, Lander" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Churchill County, Humboldt County, Esmeralda County

Check the parent counties for earlier records: Churchill County, Esmeralda County, Humboldt County

Later formed partly from Lander County: Elko County, Eureka County, White Pine County

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1862, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.