Nevada Revised Statutes Title 20. Counties and Townships: Formation, Government and Officers § 243.165. Creation--1862

The County of Lander is hereby created, to include all that portion of the Territory of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the 40th meridian of longitude west from Washington with the 42nd degree of north latitude, or northern boundary line of Nevada Territory; thence running south on the line of the 40th meridian of longitude, through the Counties of Humboldt and Churchill, to the 39th degree of north latitude, or northern boundary line of Esmeralda County; thence east along the northern boundary line of Esmeralda County to the eastern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada; thence north, following the eastern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada, to the northern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada; thence west along the northern boundary line to the place of beginning.