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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

VOTING RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.


Official voting registersLook this term up in the glossary. began in 1865. Beginning in 1869 the registers included the individual's name, age, birthplace, residence, and naturalizationLook this term up in the glossary. information. By 1918 most counties also had a card index with voter information. The records are kept in the county offices. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records.


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FOR FURTHER READING


For more detailed information about research and records in Nevada, see:

Spiros, Joyce V. Hawley. Genealogical Guide to Arizona and Nevada. Gallup, N. M.: Verlene Publishing, 1983. (FHL book 979 D23s; fiche 6049613). This book briefly describes the records of genealogical value for each Nevada county.

Eichholz, Alice, ed. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. (FHL book 973 D27rb 1992; computer number 594021.) Contains bibliographiesLook this term up in the glossary. and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.


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COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS


The Family History Library welcomes additions and corrections that will improve future editions of this outline. Please send your suggestions to:

Publications Coordination
Family History Library
35 N. West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3400
USA
We appreciate the archivists, librarians, and others who have reviewed this outline and shared helpful information.

Paper publication: Second edition July 1997. English approval: 7/97.

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