Place:Churchill, Nevada, United States

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NameChurchill
Alt namesCarsonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Churchillsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.5°N 118.25°W
Located inNevada, United States     (1861 - )
See alsoCarson, Nevada, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Humboldt, Nevada, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Fallon Station
Deserted settlement
Bernice
Eagleville
Edwards Creek Station
Fillmore
Gregory
Nevada City
Nevada Hills
Nickle
Northam
Willowtown
Inhabited place
Boyer
Clan Alpine
Clemens
Cold Springs
Coppereid
Cressid
Dixie Valley
Dixie
Eastgate
Fallon Indian Reservation
Fallon
Frenchman
Hazen
Hill
Island City
Jessup
Kingston
Leete
Leeteville
Middlegate
Miriam
Newpass
Ragtown
Red Top
Saint Clair
Salt Wells
Sand Hill Station
Sand Springs
Stillwater
Trinity
Walker River Indian Reservation
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Churchill County is a county in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,877. Its county seat is Fallon. Named for Mexican–American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, the county was formed in 1861. Churchill County comprises the Fallon, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is in northwestern Nevada. Churchill County is noteworthy in that it owns and operates the local telephone carrier, Churchill County Communications.

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History

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Churchill County was established in 1861, and was named for Fort Churchill (which is now in Lyon County), which was named for General Sylvester Churchill, a Mexican–American War hero who was Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1861. Churchill County was not organized until 1864, and its first county seat was Bucklands (which is now in Lyon County). In 1864 the county seat was moved to La Plata;[1] in 1868 it was moved to Stillwater; and in 1904 it was settled in its present position, Fallon. In the 19th century there were several attempts to eliminate Churchill County because of its small population, but Assemblyman Lemuel Allen stopped it on all occasions including convincing the Governor to veto an 1875 bill after it had been passed by both houses.

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Railroads

The Eagle Salt Works Railroad ran for , primarily on the original Central Pacific grade from Luva ( east of Fernley) to Eagle Salt Works.

The Central Pacific portion of the nation's first transcontinental railroad ran through Churchill County, although a portion of the original route has been shifted for a new route south of Wadsworth in favor of Fernley. The Central Pacific later became the Southern Pacific Railroad which was merged into Union Pacific in 1996.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1864 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1864 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1888 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1904 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1904 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1960 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 196
1880 479
1890 703
1900 830
1910 2,811
1920 4,649
1930 5,075
1940 5,317
1950 6,161
1960 8,452
1970 10,513
1980 13,917
1990 17,938
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~nvchurch

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