Pah-Ute County
Chronology: In 1864, the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona created the four original counties of Arizona: Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma. At that time, Mohave County included the triangular section of land bounded in the north by 37 degrees north latitude which now forms the southern tip of Nevada where Las Vegas is located. December 22, 1865, the Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly split Mohave County in half creating a fifth county, Pah-Ute, out of the northern half. May 5, 1866, the triangular section of land which now forms the southern tip of Nevada which lies west of the Colorado River or west of 114 degrees west longitude and which runs west to the California border was transferred to Nevada by an act of Congress. This transfer took land from both Mohave and Pah-Ute counties in the Territory of Arizona. February 18, 1871, the Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly repealed the Act creating Pah-Ute County and the Pah-Ute County land that remained after the Nevada annexation was returned to Mohave County. Sources: - Arizona Laws 1865, p. 19
- 14 U.S. Statutes at Large 43
- Arizona Laws 1871, p. 87
See also: - Angel, Myron. Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Nevada, 1881, with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North, 1958. The portion of the Arizona territory ceded to Nevada is on p. 102.
- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records History and Archives Division Record Group 115.
- Elmer, Carlos. "One of our Counties is Missing." Arizona Highways, vol. 53, no. 1 (January 1977), pp. 39-45. There is also a small map on p. 34.
- "The First 100-Part I-The Early Years: O. D. Gass (1827-1924): At the Right Place at the Right Time-Almost." Las Vegas Review Journal.
- Mohave County, AZ: Mohave County History
- Nevada Secretary of State. Political History of Nevada, 1996 see: Chapter 13: Historical and Political Data: Additions of Territory to Nevada after Statehood and Map 18 showing Pah-Ute County with an outline overlay of the current State of Nevada.
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