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Churchill County, NevadaChurchill County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThe name derived from Fort Churchill, a post office in Lyon County, established on October 9, 1860. The Fort was named in honor of General Sylvester Churchill, of Vermont.
Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts HistoryNovember 25th, 1861 - One of the first nine counties. The name derived from Fort Churchill, a post office in Lyon County, established on October 9, 1860. The Fort was named in honor of General Sylvester Churchill, of Vermont. Churchill County is the center of honey production for Nevada. Seat: Fallon. The turn of the century brought new hope for Churchill County as it's arid desert land became the focal point the nation's most ambitious reclamation projects - the Newlands Project of 1902, named after Senator Francis Newlands. A system of canals and dams was created diverting water to create thousands of acres of farmland. This project gave birth to Fallon, one of the few communities in the state founded entirely on farming. Fallon also started as a Post Office, July 24th, 1896, and was the fourth county seat. GeographyChurchill County is in northwestern Nevada in the southwestern United States. According to the U.S. Census
Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,023 square miles (13,010 kmē), of which, 4,929 square miles (12,766 kmē) of
it is land and 94 square miles (244 kmē) of it (1.88%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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