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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 .
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".
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 ...
Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, and part of the Reno–Tahoe–Sparks metropolitan area CSA. The city was incorporated in 2001. The population of the city was 22,895 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th most populous city in Nevada.
Walker River State Recreation Area is a 12,300-acre (5,000 ha) state park unit of Nevada along the East Walker River near the city of Yerington. The park is one of Nevada's largest and newest state park units, dedicated by Governor Brian Sandoval on September 18, 2018. [2] The park is composed of four units consisting of historical ranch land.
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 Flying-M Ranch (sometimes referred to as the Hilton Ranch) is a ranch and airfield located in Lyon County, Nevada. [1] The land, which was previously owned by hotel magnate Barron Hilton, was the base for many world-famous gliding competitions, including the biennial Barron Hilton Cup. [2]