The town of Austin was established, and in 1863 became the county seat of the newly formed Lander County.

J. Farrell was the state senator for Lander County.

The legislature authorized Lander County to grant a $200,000 bond for the project, but the authorization would expire after five years.

Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County.

The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.

The post office first opened for business on Augest 10, 1868 while the community was still part of Lander County, Nevada.

Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada.

Lander County was one of the original nine counties created in 1861.

A ghost town in Lander County near Battle Mountain.

The county was created in 1873 from part of Lander County.