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Nevada
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Business Records And Commerce
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Voting Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

BIOGRAPHYLook this term up in the glossary.

Major collections of biographical materials are at the Nevada Historical Society and the University of Nevada—Reno. The Family History Library has few biographical records for Nevada. Some representative sources are:

Scrugham, James G. Nevada: A Narrative of the Conquest of a Frontier Land 3 vols. Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1935. (FHL book 979.3 H2s vols. 2-3; film 1000194 items 3-5.)

History of Nevada: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Oakland, Calif.: Thompson & West, 1881. (FHL film 1000194 item 2.)

Two important indexes to biographies found in statewide and regional histories of Nevada are:

Parker, J. Carlyle, and Janet G. Parker. Nevada Biographical and Genealogical Sketch Index. Turlock, Calif.: Marietta Publishing, 1986. (FHL book 979.3 D32p.)

Wiggins, Marvin E. Mormons and Their Neighbors: An Index of over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the Present, 2 vols. (Provo, Utah: Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1984; FHL book Ref 978 D32w).


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BUSINESS RECORDS AND COMMERCELook this term up in the glossary.

Early mining recordsLook this term up in the glossary. were maintained by mining districtsLook this term up in the glossary.. These records later came under the jurisdiction of the county offices. These records include mining claims, mining locations, assessments, and so forth. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records.

The records of mining companiesLook this term up in the glossary. often include pay rolls, lists of customers, and other information. The Nevada Historical Society has an extensive collection of mining company records.

The Nevada Historical Society also has a mining accident file. This file lists the names of miners killed in Nevada mining accidents prior to 1900.


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CEMETERIESLook this term up in the glossary.

There is no major statewide collection or index of cemetery transcripts available at present. The Northeastern Nevada Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1903, Elko, NV 89801, is currently compiling cemetery records. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)Look this term up in the glossary. collection contains inscriptions from some Nevada cemeteries (see the “Genealogy” section of this outline). The Nevada Historical Society and several county libraries have collected mortuary records that date back to the 1870s.

A list of cemetery names and addresses in each county is in Joyce V. Hawley Spiros, Genealogical Guide to Arizona and Nevada (Gallup, N.M.: Verlene Publishing, 1983; FHL book 979 D23s; fiche 6049613).

A statewide collection of Nevada cemetery records is presently being compiled by the Nevada Families Project. The first volume has been completed and published in Richard B. Taylor, comp., The Nevada Tombstone Record Book, Volume 1 (Las Vegas: Nevada Families Project, 1986; FHL 979.3 V3n v.1; film 1421848 item 5). This contains cemetery lists from southern Nevada.


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CENSUSLook this term up in the glossary.


FederalLook this term up in the glossary.

Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about these records.

The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Nevada for 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920. The 1890 census was destroyed, but the 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library.

Statewide census indexesLook this term up in the glossary. are available for the 1870, 1880, and 1910 censuses in book, microfilm, and microfiche format. SoundexLook this term up in the glossary. (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the 1900 and 1920 censuses.

The 1870 and 1880 mortality schedulesLook this term up in the glossary. are at the Nevada Historical Society. The Family History Library has indexes to the 1870 and 1880 mortality schedules.


TerritorialLook this term up in the glossary. and StateLook this term up in the glossary.

The 1850 and 1860 federal censuses and the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules for Utah TerritoryLook this term up in the glossary. include present-day Nevada. The Family History Library has copies of the schedules and the indexes to them.

Copies of an 1862 territorial census are available at the Nevada Historical Society, the Nevada State Library and Archives. This census includes Douglas, Lyon, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe counties, and part of Humboldt County. The schedules have been filmed and are available at several Nevada repositories. The information in this census varies with each county.

The Nevada State Library and Archives also has a census for Lander County for 1863.

The 1875 state census and index are available at the Nevada State Library and Archives, University of Nevada—Reno and the Nevada Historical Society. The Family History Library has a copy of the schedules for 14 counties (FHL fiche 6016536-53) and a microfiche index.

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