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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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Storey County, Nevada
Storey County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Virginia City
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 264 |
Court House: P.O. Box D
County Courthouse
Virginia City, NV 89440-0139
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named after Edward Farris Storey, Captain of Co. K The Virginia Rifles, Washoe Regiment. On June 2nd, 1860 he was killed in battle during an engagement at the Pyramid Lake Indian War.
Demographics:
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History
November 25, 1861 - Named after Edward Farris Storey, Captain of Co. K The Virginia Rifles, Washoe Regiment. On June 2nd, 1860 he was killed in battle during an engagement at the Pyramid Lake Indian War. Seat: Virginia City.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 264 square miles (683 kmē), of which, 263
square miles (682 kmē) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 kmē) of it (0.13%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Washoe County, Nevada - north, west
- Lyon County, Nevada - south, east
- Carson City, Nevada - very small border to the southwest
Cities and Towns:
- Virginia City
(County Seat)
County Resources:
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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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