Place:Lander, Nevada, United States

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NameLander
Alt namesLandersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.867°N 116.867°W
Located inNevada, United States     (1862 - )
See alsoEureka, Nevada, United StatesChild 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)
Saint Marys, Nevada, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Amador ( 1863 - 1870 )
Argentum
Bailey
Betty O'Neal ( 1900 - 1960 )
Blanco
Canyon City
Clinton
Curtis
Frisbie
Hiller
Jacobsville
Lakeview
Maestretti
Mill Gulch
Mud Springs
Ravenswood
Skookum
Spencer
Watertown
Inhabited place
Adits Mill
Austin
Bannock
Battle Mountain
Buckingham Camp
Bullion
Burnt Cabin
Canon City
Carroll
Clifton
Copper Basin
Cortez
Dean
Galena
Geneva
Gold Acres
Gold Quartz
Grass Valley
Gweenah
Hallsvale
Hilltop
Jenkins
Kingston
Lander City
Lander
Maysville
McCoy
Middletown
North Battle Mountain
Old Battle Mountain
Pedro
Petersons Mill
Pittsburgh
Piute
Rosny
Skunktown
Starr
Telluride
Tenabo
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,775. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.

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History

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Lander County was created in 1862. It was one of the original 11 counties of Nevada when statehood was granted in 1864. It was named for Frederick W. Lander, chief engineer of a federal wagon route through the area in 1857. He later served as Special Indian Agent in the area, and died during the Civil War in Virginia in 1862 at the rank of brigadier general. Created in 1862, Lander County sprang forth as the result of a mining boom on the Reese River, along the old pony express line; taking a considerable portion of Churchill and Humboldt counties with it. Eventually, Lander County would be known as the "mother of counties" since three other counties in Nevada were formed from it: Elko, White Pine, and Eureka. Its first county seat was Jacob's Spring in 1862 which was soon after moved to Austin in 1863 and finally Battle Mountain in 1979.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1862 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1862 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1862 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1862 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1863 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
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1887 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 2,815
1880 3,624
1890 2,266
1900 1,534
1910 1,786
1920 1,484
1930 1,714
1940 1,745
1950 1,850
1960 1,566
1970 2,666
1980 4,076
1990 6,266
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~nvlander/

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