Churchill County, Nevada: History and Information

Churchill County, Nevada

Churchill County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Fallon
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 4,929

Court House:

155 N Taylor Street, Suite 110
County Courthouse
Fallon, NV 89406-2763

Etymology - Origin of County Name

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.

Demographics:

History

November 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.

Geography

Churchill 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 km²), of which, 4,929 square miles (12,766 km²) of it is land and 94 square miles (244 km²) of it (1.88%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Lyon County, Nevada - west

Washoe County, Nevada - northwest

Pershing County, Nevada - north

Lander County, Nevada - east

Nye County, Nevada - southeast

Mineral County, Nevada - south

Cities and Towns:

- Fallon (County Seat)

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