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Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Nevada
Quick search for missing children near Dayton Nevada.
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The cards below include Dayton's own offices, along with State of Nevada offices; the Lyon County offices are on our Lyon County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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State records
Nevada State Archives
Nevada's State Archives keeps territorial and state government records back to 1851 and death records from 1920 to 1954, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; county records are not held here.
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County court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada
Las Vegas and Reno offices, open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, with filing statistics and self help resources; PACER page fees rise from $0.10 to $0.12 on January 1, 2027.
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County court
Nevada Appellate Courts Public Portal
Public portal of the Nevada Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for searching case dockets, parties and documents, paying fines or fees on a case, and electronic filing for registered users.
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Vital records
Nevada Office of Vital Records
Legal custodian of Nevada birth and death certificates filed since July 1, 1911, released only to qualified applicants such as the registrant or direct family; it also takes marriage and divorce record search requests.
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Police & jail
Nevada Department of Corrections Inmate Search
Look up Nevada Department of Corrections inmates by offender ID or name, or download demographic, booking, parole and release data; NDOC warns the raw data may hold errors and is not an official record.
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Nevada Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children
NevCMEC, run by the Nevada State Children's Advocate in the Attorney General's Las Vegas office, helps police, families and other clearinghouses locate and recover missing and exploited children.
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Police & jail
FBI Las Vegas Wanted and Missing Persons
Cases posted by the FBI Las Vegas Field Office: wanted fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, and investigations where the FBI is asking for tips. Sortable by date or name.
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Police & jail
Nevada Sex Offender Registry
Nevada public registry of sex offenders, searchable by name, by vehicle, by distance from an address or by Nevada ZIP code once the conditions of use are accepted.
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Federal
Census Bureau Profile
Official Census Bureau profile page for Dayton CDP, Nevada, home to 15,153 people in the 2020 Census, covering income, education, jobs, housing, health insurance and family statistics.
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State records
Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, Dayton Historical Marker
Nevada State Historic Preservation Office marker history of Dayton, one of the state's earliest settlements, named in 1861 and Lyon County seat until 1911.
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Police & jail
Lyon County Sheriff's Office
Nevada sheriff's office with its main office at 911 Harvey Way, Yerington, and substations in Fernley, Dayton (801 Overland Loop, 775-246-6200) and Silver Springs; links the jail and fee schedule.
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More official Dayton record sources
15 more Dayton sources not listed above.
Courts & case records
Police, crime & corrections
City government, schools & local offices
- Dayton Fire DepartmentCentral fire district serving Lyon county and Dayton.
- Dayton Regional Advisory CouncilCouncil purpose, meetings and contact information for Dayton.
- Lyon County LibraryLyon county library system serving Dayton.
- Dayton Parks and RecreationRecreation, before and after school programs in the Dayton community.
- Dayton Public SchoolsSearch public school information for Dayton.
State of Nevada agencies
Federal, bankruptcy & historical
Local record guide
About public records in Dayton
Local profile
Dayton at a glance
- County
- Lyon County
- County seat
- Yerington
- Population
- 15,153
- Lyon County population
- 59,235
- Local records
- Lyon County offices
- ZIP codes
- 89403, 89428
About Dayton public records
Dayton, a place of 15,153 people, is in Lyon County, whose county seat is Yerington. Court and property records sit with Lyon County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nevada. Dayton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lyon County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Dayton
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Dayton
- Old mine sites
- 13
- Sites with no status in the records
- 3
- Still producing
- 4
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 3
- Main minerals
- Gold; construction sand and gravel; Copper
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 68
- Shafts and tunnels
- 2
- What they are
- prospect pit, gravel pit, adit, air shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1967 to 1994
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 20 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 13 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 68 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; construction sand and gravel; Copper.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Nevada mine map and abandoned mine records
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Digital Library (Mining District Files, Engineering Files)The bureau's digital collections of mining district files, engineering files, exploration reports and mineral land assessments, browsable by county and mining district.
- Nevada Division of Minerals, Abandoned Mine LandsThe state program that identifies inactive mines, ranks the hazard and secures them; Sean Derby, 775-684-7047, sderby@minerals.nv.gov, with an AML incident report and FAQ.
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, mining recordsThe bureau's historical mining maps and records page.
Named workings recorded in Dayton (20 shown, 68 unnamed on the map)
- Copper KingCopper | Prospect | Underground
- Santa Fe MineCopper | Past Producer | Surface
- 6-Mile Quarry & MillGold | Plant | Surface
- BuckeyeGold | Past Producer | Underground
- Carson River PlacersGold | Past Producer | Surface, placer workings
- Dayton PlacerGold | Past Producer | Surface, placer workings
- Gold Bug MineGold | Plant | Surface
- Gold Canyon Dredging CoGold | Past Producer | Surface, placer workings
- Nevada MineGold | Unknown | Surface
- No NameGold | Prospect | Underground
- Comstock Lode DistrictGold, Silver | Past Producer | a whole mining district, not one working
- Trio Mine and MillGold, Silver | Producer
- El Dorado CanyonLimestone, General | Occurrence | Surface
- C-B Aggregate PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Canyon Rock PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Dayton Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Dayton Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Hughes Rock & Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Ralph Herman Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Anderson Pit & MillSand and Gravel, Construction; Gold | Occurrence
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
Dayton public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Dayton, Nevada?
Voter registration in Nevada is run by the Nevada Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Dayton.
How do I look up property records in Dayton, Nevada?
Deeds for property in Dayton are recorded by the Lyon County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lyon County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Dayton, Nevada?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Nevada come from the state vital records office, Nevada Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
How do I find business license records in Dayton, Nevada?
Businesses that operate in Dayton register with the Nevada Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Dayton requires one, comes from the town or Lyon County.
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Nearby Lyon County cities
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.