Lincoln County, Nevada

Lincoln County, Nevada

Named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, Lincoln County, Nevada was established after Congress enlarged Nevada in 1866 by moving its state line eastward and southward at the expense of Utah and Arizona territories. (Nye County and territory ceded by Arizona.) Lincoln County covers 10,635 square miles.

Crystal Springs was the county’s first seat in 1866, followed by Hiko in 1867, and Pioche in 1871.

Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated with 5,345 residents, though notable for containing the Area 51 government Air Force base.

National Protected Areas in Lincoln County, Nevada

• Desert National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Humboldt National Forest (part)
• Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness Areas in Lincoln County, Nevada

There are 16 official wilderness areas in Lincoln County that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. All are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Several extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below).

• Big Rocks Wilderness
• Clover Mountains Wilderness
• Delamar Mountains Wilderness
• Far South Egans Wilderness (partly in Nye County, NV)
• Fortification Range Wilderness
• Meadow Valley Range Wilderness (partly in Clark County, NV)
• Mormon Mountains Wilderness (partly in Clark County, NV)
• Mount Grafton Wilderness (mostly in White Pine County, NV)
• Mount Irish Wilderness
• Parsnip Peak Wilderness
• South Egan Range Wilderness (partly in White Pine County, NV; Nye County, NV)
• South Pahroc Range Wilderness
• Tunnel Spring Wilderness
• Weepah Spring Wilderness (partly in Nye County, NV)
• White Rock Range Wilderness
• Worthington Mountains Wilderness

Adjacent Counties to Lincoln County, Nevada

• Beaver County, Utah – east/Mountain Time Border
• Clark County, Nevada – south
• Iron County, Utah – east/Mountain Time Border
• Millard County, Utah – northeast/Mountain Time Border
• Mohave County, Arizona – southeast/Mountain Time Border
• Nye County, Nevada – west
• Washington County, Utah – east/Mountain Time Border
• White Pine County – north

National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Nevada

• 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse
• Black Canyon Petroglyphs
• Bristol Wells Town Site
• Brown’s Hall-Thompson Opera House
• Caliente Railroad Depot
• Lincoln County Courthouse
• Panaca Summit Archeological District
• Pioche Firehouse
• Smith Hotel-Cornelius Hotel
• White River Narrows Archeological District

• Wikipedia – Lincoln County, Nevada

Lincoln County, Nevada