Carson County, Nevada Genealogy
Organized 17 January 1854  as part of Utah Territory. Carson County was created from the far western parts of Weber, Desert, Tooele, Juab, Millard, and Iron counties. It was enlarged in 1856, then discontinued in 1857. It was reorganized as part of Utah in 1859, but the local citizens rejected that effort and association with Utah (see Nataqua Territory). This county included all of present-day Nevada between 118° and 120° west longitude. It may also have included the Great Basin parts of eastern California.
Carson County was discontinued 2 March 1861 when Nevada Territory was created. It became part of Churchill, Douglas, Esmerelda, Humboldt, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties, and Carson City (independent city). 
For records of Carson County, see:
- Utah State Archives has a few records from Carson County courts and deeds.
References[edit | edit source]
- "Chart of County Formation in Utah" in Division of Archives and Records Service at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/county-formation.htm (accessed 11 August 2011).
- John Koontz, Political History of Nevada, 5th ed. (Carson City, Nev.: SPO, 1965), 34-92. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 979.3 N2k
- Deon C. Greer, Atlas of Utah (Ogden, Utah: Utah State College, 1981), 162, 164. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Q Book 979.2 E7a.
- "Counties of Nevada" in Nevada History: a Walk in the Past at http://nevada-history.org/county.html (accessed 7 August 2011).
- Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 442. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 973 D274 2002.