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Nevada Counties
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Nevada Counties
There are sixteen counties and one independent city in the state of Nevada. On November 25,
1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. Nevada was admitted to the Union on
October 31, 1864 with eleven counties. In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single
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Eureka County, Nevada
Eureka County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Eureka
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 4,176 |
Court House: P.O. Box 677
County Courthouse
Eureka, NV 89316-0677
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The story is that the name derives from a discovery of silver ore, and a miner shouting "Eureka!", which is Greek for I have found it.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
March 1, 1873 - The story is that the name derives from a discovery of silver ore, and a miner shouting "Eureka!", which is Greek for I have found it.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,180 square miles (10,826 kmē), of which,
4,176 square miles (10,816 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 kmē) of it (0.10%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Elko County, Nevada - north, northeast
- White Pine County, Nevada - east
- Nye County, Nevada - south
- Lander County, Nevada - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Carlin |
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- Eureka
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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