Washoe County, Nevada Genealogy

United States &gt; Nevada &gt; Washoe County

Parent County
1861--Washoe County was created 25 November 1861 as an original county. County seat: Reno

Neighboring Counties

 * Churchill
 * Harney County, Oregon
 * Humboldt
 * Lake County, Oregon
 * Lassen County, California
 * Lyon
 * Modoc County, California
 * Nevada County, California
 * Pershing
 * Placer County, California
 * Sierra County, California
 * Storey

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 21 page 4 - Washoe Cemetery, Washoe

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Reno
 * Sparks

Vital Records
The Nevada State Library and Archives has marriage licenses for Washoe County from 1862 to 1872. The original marriage certificate registers are in the county recorder's office and have not been microfilmed by the Family History Library.

3,775 marriages from 13 Apr 1862 to 11 Jan 1919 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvsgs/

Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917 http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/MUSEUMS/reno/his-soc.htm

Web Sites

 * Washoe County NV GenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog