Nevada, United States Genealogy


 * This article is about a western state. For other uses, see (disambiguation).

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Counties
Independent Cities:  Carson City

Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Beaver· Bernalillo· Carson· Desert· Humboldt (Utah)· Iron· Juab· Lake· Millard· Mohave· Ormsby· Pahute· Pah-Ute· Rio Arriba· Rio Virgin· Roop· Saint Mary's· San Juan· Santa Ana· Taos· Tooele· Valencia· Washington· Weber· Nataqua Territory

Major Repositories
State Library and Archives· Historical Society· University of Nev  Libraries· National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)· National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco)· Family History Library

Migration Pathways
Applegate Trail· California Trail· Central Overland Trail· Mormon Trail to Southern California· Old Spanish Trail· Central Pacific Railroad· Southern Pacific Railroad· Union Pacific Railroad

Did You Know?

 * has more mountain ranges than any other state. The highest point is at the 13,145 foot top of Boundary Peak.
 * is the largest gold producing state in the . is second in the world behind South Africa.
 * Average annual temperature in is 66 degrees F. The annual average daily humidity is 29%.



Name means "snow capped" in Spanish. is 110,540 square miles; 485 miles long, 315 miles wide, ranks as the seventh largest in the. was the 36th state to be admitted. consists of seventeen counties.

Research Tools

 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the 's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network -
 * The GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger  Project. The  Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the.
 * largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from Library, 2001.

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * , County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Obtain additional help

 * Call or chat with an experienced researcher
 * Join a Facebook Group
 * Consult a Professional Genealogist

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