1800s (19th Century) Maps of Lyon County, Nevada

1. 1890 Map of Wadsworth, 1954 Print

   

   1890 Wadsworth

   1954 Print · USGS

   Northern Nevada's high desert reveals its late 19th-century rail and water patterns along the border of Washoe and Churchill counties. Local historians can trace the route of the Central Pacific Railroad through Wadsworth or locate the site of the Eagle Salt Works and the Piute Indian Agency.

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4. 1891 Map of Carson

   

   1891 Carson

   1891 Print · USGS

   Silver mining and rail expansion dominate this late-century look at the Comstock Lode region, from the heights of Virginia to the capital at Carson. Researchers can trace the winding Virginia and Truckee Railroad and locate early sites like Gold Hill, Sutro, and the State Prison.

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7. 1891 Map of Wabuska

   

   1891 Wabuska

   1891 Print · USGS

   Western Nevada’s high desert comes into focus in the 1890s, centering on the vital rail connection at Wabuska. Researchers can trace the early layout of Mason Valley and locate vanished station stops and landmarks like Stockton Well and Clifton.

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10. 1891 Map of Wellington

    

    1891 Wellington

    1891 Print · USGS

    The high desert borderlands of Mono and Esmeralda counties come alive in the late nineteenth century as miners and ranchers navigate the eastern Sierra. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Pine Grove, Rockland, and the Ludwig Mine.

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13. 1892 Map of Wadsworth

    

    1892 Wadsworth

    1892 Print · USGS

    Western Nevada at the close of the frontier era centers on the vital Truckee River corridor and the Central Pacific Railroad. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements and infrastructure like the Piute Indian Agency, Eagle Salt Works, and the town of Wadsworth.

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16. 1893 Map of Carson

    

    1893 Carson

    1893 Print · USGS

    The Comstock Lode era is in full view here during the 1890s, centering on the silver mining centers and early rail networks of the Nevada territory. Trace the path of the Virginia and Truckee R.R. and locate historic sites like Sutro, Gold Hill, and the State Prison near Carson.

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19. 1893 Map of Wellington, 1899 Print

    

    1893 Wellington

    1899 Print · USGS

    The high valleys of the California-Nevada border were a rugged frontier of mines and ranching in the late nineteenth century. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements like Wellington, the remote Ludwig Mine, and the mountain camps of Pine Grove and Rockland.

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22. 1894 Map of Wadsworth

    

    1894 Wadsworth

    1894 Print · USGS

    Washoe and Churchill counties are captured in the 1890s at a critical junction of the transcontinental rail line and the Truckee River. Genealogists and historians can trace early Great Basin life through landmarks like the Piute Indian Agency, Wadsworth, and the Eagle Salt Works.

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25. 1894 Map of Wabuska

    

    1894 Wabuska

    1894 Print · USGS

    Western Nevada at the close of the century shows a landscape of rail-connected outposts and river-fed valleys. Researchers can trace the early tracks of the Colorado River Railroad as it passes through Wabuska and the Walker Lake Indian Reservation.

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