Lyon County Nevada
- County Seat: Yerington
- Established: 1861
- Origin: Original
- Background: General Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), who was killed in action at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek.
- Area: 1,994 sq mi
- Population: 51,980
Historical Points of Interest in Lyon County Nevada
Nevada Historical Markers in Lyon County Nevada
Lyon County is home to eighteen Nevada Historical Markers.
- #7 Dayton
- #61 Mound House
- #74 Wellington
- #85 Sutro
- #113 Wabuska
- #127 Courthouse Site (1865-1907)
- #163 Dayton Chinatown
- #177 Desert Well Station (Overland Mail and Stage Station)
- 186 Union Hotel and Post Office
- #192 Buckland’s Station (On the California Emigrant Trail)
- #199 Camels in Dayton
- #200 Hall’s Station
- #223 Devil’s Gate
- #233 Dayton Cemetery
- #255 Wilson Canyon
- #257 Nevada’s First Gold Discovery
- #262 Dayton School House – 1865
- #264 Silver City Schoolhouse
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