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 Click Image to Enlarge Nevada CountiesThere aresixteen 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 municipal government known as Carson City. |
Lander County, NevadaLander County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of Gen. Frederick W. Lander, a brigadier general during the Civil War, and fought in the Indian War of 1860. As chief engineer for a Federal wagon route, he was also in charge of the construction of the Central Overland Route. Landers died from wounds sustained in battle at 40 years old, at Paw Paw, Virginia Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryDecember 19, 1862 - Named in honor of Gen. Frederick W. Lander, a brigadier general during the Civil War, and fought in the Indian War of 1860. As chief engineer for a Federal wagon route, he was also in charge of the construction of the Central Overland
Route. Landers died from wounds sustained in battle at 40 years old, at Paw Paw, Virginia, March 2nd, 1862. Seat: Austin. Austin began as a silver mining camp in 1862. Named for Alvah C. Austin, partner to David Buel who laid out the town site; however another source, the De Lamar Lode, April 30th,
1903 reported that it was so named in honor of John Austin. It is also claimed to commemorate Leander Kelse Austin, uncle of George Austin, developer of the Jumbo Mine in Humboldt County. Yet another story surfaces that claim the town was named by David Buel, for his home, Austin, Texas. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,519 square miles (14,295 kmē), of which,
5,494 square miles (14,228 kmē) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 kmē) of it (0.47%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:- Battle Mountain (County Seat) County Resources:Enter County Resources and Information Here |
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |