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Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census , the population was 59,235. [ 1 ] Lyon County comprises the Fernley, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area which is part of the Reno - Carson City -Fernley, NV Combined Statistical Area .
Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. [4] It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. [5] It is named after Henry M. Yerington, superintendent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from 1868 to ...
Location of the Yerington Reservation in Nevada. The Yerington Paiute Tribe has a reservation, the Yerington Reservation and Trust Lands, in Lyon County, Nevada. The reservation was established in 1916 and 1936 and is 1,653 acres (6.69 km 2) large. In 1990, 354 tribal members lived on the reservation. The tribe had 659 enrolled members in 1992. [1]
Contents: List of Registered Historic Places in Lyon County, Nevada, USA: The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1]
Dayton is located in western Lyon County at (39.251707, -119.561943 It is bordered to the northwest by Silver City and about 12 miles to the east of Carson City , the state capital. U.S. Route 50 passes through the community, leading east 50 miles (80 km) to Fallon and west 12 miles (19 km) to Carson City.
Como's first rock mill, a steam driven contraption called "The Solomon Davis," arrived with much fanfare in 1863. Although several sources have stated that Como was the first seat of Lyon County, nearby Dayton was officially appointed as the first county seat by the Nevada Territorial Legislative Assembly on November 29, 1861. [6]
The park is in Lyon County south of the town of Silver Springs, on US Route 95 Alternate, eight miles (13 km) south of US Route 50. [6] Fort Churchill was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [ 5 ]
The Lyon County Courthouse in Yerington, Nevada is a courthouse which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It currently serves as a courthouse for Lyon County, Nevada. It was designed by Nevada architect Frederick DeLongchamps in Beaux Arts style and was built during 1911–12. It was extended in 1936.