{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-243.230","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 243.230","heading":"Creation—1861.","body":"There shall be a county, to be known as Lyon County, to include all that part of the State of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Washoe County; thence following the north line of Carson City in a southeasterly direction to the Half Way House, between Silver City and the urban service district of Carson City; thence following the line of Carson City to Douglas County; thence following the northerly boundary of Douglas County to the 119th meridian of west longitude; thence north 5 miles; thence, by direct line, northwesterly to a point on the Carson River 1 mile below Reed’s Station; thence north 3 miles; thence westerly by a direct line to the southern boundary of the Gold Hill Mining District, but running so as to include in this county the Devil’s Gate Toll House; thence, continuing westerly in the same course, to the eastern boundary of Washoe County; and thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Washoe County to the place of beginning.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 243 - COUNTIES: CREATION; BOUNDARIES; SEATS; ABOLISHMENT","CREATION AND BOUNDARIES OF SPECIFIC COUNTIES; COUNTY SEATS","Lyon County"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-243.html#NRS243Sec230","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"8dde1f4e8255be370eb2a6df80b9a7a36a2820fae0a134491a2fd95c37e7222a","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-243.225","next":"us-nv/nrs-243.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}