View source for Nevada, United States Genealogy

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== Counties  ==

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*[[Churchill County, |Churchill]] 
*[[Clark County, |Clark]] 
*[[Douglas County, |Douglas]] 
*[[Elko County, |Elko]]

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*[[Esmeralda County, |Esmeralda]] 
*[[Eureka County, |Eureka]] 
*[[Humboldt County, |Humboldt]] 
*[[Lander County, |Lander]]

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*[[Lincoln County, |Lincoln]] 
*[[Lyon County, |Lyon]] 
*[[Mineral County, |Mineral]] 
*[[Nye County, |Nye]]

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*[[Pershing County, |Pershing]] 
*[[Storey County, |Storey]] 
*[[Washoe County, |Washoe]] 
*[[White Pine County, |White Pine]]

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'''Independent Cities:&nbsp;''' [[Carson City, |Carson City]] 

'''Extinct or Renamed Counties:&nbsp;''' [[Beaver County, |Beaver]]{{·}} [[Bernalillo County, |Bernalillo]]{{·}} [[Carson County, |Carson]]{{·}} [[Desert County, |Desert]]{{·}} [[Humboldt County, Utah|Humboldt (Utah)]]{{·}} [[Iron County, |Iron]]{{·}} [[Juab County, |Juab]]{{·}} [[Lake County, |Lake]]{{·}} [[Millard County, |Millard]]{{·}} [[Mohave County, |Mohave]]{{·}} [[Ormsby County, |Ormsby]]{{·}} [[Pahute County, |Pahute]]{{·}} [[Pah-Ute County, |Pah-Ute]]{{·}} [[Rio Arriba County, |Rio Arriba]]{{·}} [[Rio Virgin County, Utah|Rio&nbsp;Virgin]]{{·}} [[Roop County, |Roop]]{{·}} [[Saint Mary's County, |Saint Mary's]]{{·}} [[San Juan County, New Mexico (Extinct)|San Juan]]{{·}} [[Santa Ana County, |Santa Ana]]{{·}} [[Taos County, |Taos]]{{·}} [[Tooele County, |Tooele]]{{·}} [[Valencia County, |Valencia]]{{·}} [[Washington County, |Washington]]{{·}} [[Weber County, |Weber]]{{·}} [[Nataqua Territory|Nataqua Territory]] 
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=== 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  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 . 
* 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%. <br>

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 means "snow capped" in .  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 [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic Geographical Names Information System]. 
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where// David Rumsey Map Collection] is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. 
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/nevadagenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - ] 
*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/ The  GenWeb Project] has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger [[ Project]]. [http://www.usgenweb.org/ The  Project] provides internet information on every county in every state in the . 
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/.pdf ] largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from  Library, 2001.

'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:''' 

*[[,  (FamilySearch Historical Records)|,  (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> 
*[[, Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)| Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

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=== Obtain additional help  ===

*[https://familysearch.org/ask/gethelp Call or chat with an experienced researcher]&nbsp; 
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*[[Professional Genealogists who specialize in  Research|Consult a Professional Genealogist]]

=== Things You Can Do  ===

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