Nevada, County Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes birth and death records for the years 1871 to 1992.

The collection consists of images of county birth and death registers and certificates acquired from county courthouses throughout Nevada. This collection does not include Carson, Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Elko, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Pershing and Washoe counties.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Name of child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Child's gender and race
 * Place of Birth
 * Single, twin or triple birth
 * Birth order of child
 * Father's full name
 * Father's age, race, birth place and occupation
 * Mother 's maiden name
 * Mother's age, race, birth place and occupation
 * Parent's place of residence
 * Number of children living

Death
 * Name of Deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Age, gender and nativity of deceased
 * Cause of death
 * Name of undertaker
 * Names of witnesses
 * Marital status of deceased
 * Birthplace of deceased
 * Names of parents and their birth place
 * Occupation and place of residence
 * Burial information

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of birth or death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search for a marriage record
 * If a death record is found, use the information to find an obituary or cemetery record
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search the county where the family lived for church, land, and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Nevada.
 * Nevada Guided Research
 * Nevada Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Carson City. Births, burials and marriages, 1887-1902
 * Douglas County. Birth records, 1887-1982; index 1887-1919
 * Douglas County. Burial and death records, 1887-1978; index 1887-1923
 * Esmeralda County. Births and deaths, 1887-1992
 * Eureka County. Birth records, 1887-1972
 * Eureka County. Deaths records, 1887-1971
 * Humboldt County. Birth records, 1887-1911
 * Humboldt County. Death records, 1887-1911
 * Lander County. Birth and death records, 1887-1963
 * Lyon County. Birth and death records, 1887-1968
 * Nye County. Births and deaths, 1887-1911
 * Ormsby County. Births, burials and marriages, 1887-1902
 * Storey County. Recorded birth, 1887-1905, 1911-1947, and death certificates, 1887-1949
 * White Pine County. Birth records, 1887-1951
 * White Pine County. Death records, 1887-1952

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Nevada Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration.  Guide to public vital statistics records in Nevada. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1941

Citing This Collection
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