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U.S. - Nevada
Category Index
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Also see this separate page for Nevada:
- Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions
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- AccessGenealogy - Nevada Genealogy Resource Center
- ALHN NV Main Page
American Local History Network & American History & Genealogy Project (AHGP).
- Ancestor Search - Nevada Genealogy Search Engines
- Ancestors: Resource Guide - Nevada
Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
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 Ancestry.com - Nevada Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- ePodunk
Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
- Family Tree Connection - Nevada Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
- Footnote.com - Nevada
Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- GenealogyBank.com - Nevada
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.
- Genealogy Buff - Library - Nevada Data
Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
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 Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Nevada
- Genealogy Trails History Group - Nevada Genealogy Trails
Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
- Geneasearch: A Guide to Nevada Genealogy
Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
- Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties
Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
- G's Adoption Registry - Nevada
- Kindred Trails - Nevada Genealogy Resources
- Lineages.com - Nevada Research Room
- Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Nevada
- Looking 4 Kin - Nevada
- The Olive Tree Genealogy - Nevada
- StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Nevada
- Surname Navigator USA
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
- USGenWeb - NVGenWeb Project
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 Websites at RootsWeb
- WorldVitalRecords.com - Nevada in Databases or Nevada in Titles
An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.
- Ancestry.com - Search Directories & Member Lists
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
- Nevada City Directory
- Nevada Directory, 1862
- Nevada Directory 1868-1869
- Pacific Coast Directory, 1867
- U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830
Original source: Avero Publications. Biography Database, 1680-1830. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Avero Publications, 1998.
- U.S. City Directories
- U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Original source: 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.
- U.S. Public Records Index
Original source: Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Historical Residential White Page, Directory Assistance and Other Household Database Listings. Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, 215 South Complex Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901.
- Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Nevada
Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
- City Directories of the United States of America
A register of known city directories, their years, and repositories for the United States.
- Online Historical Directories Website
The purpose of the site is to have links to all online city directories in one place, listed by location and in date order. It is meant to be used as an aid to genealogists, historians, and other researchers. Included are county, rural, business, professional and other directories.
- U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Nevada
At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- 50states.com - Nevada State Information Resource
A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
- Court Web Sites - Nevada
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- FindLaw: Nevada: Courts
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- Las Vegas Historical Information
From the Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide.
- NACo - About Counties - Nevada
From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
- Nevada County Recorders
- NSLA - Archives & Records - Nevada Executive Branch Agencies, Territorial Officers
List of Nevada Territorial and State Officers, 1861 to Present.
- Official City Web Sites for the State of Nevada
- Public Records Online
Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
- State of Nevada
- USA CityLink Project - Nevada
- Yahoo! Get Local...Nevada Counties and Regions or Cities
Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.
- Central Nevada Emigrant Trail Association (CNETA)
- Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
- GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Nevada
GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
- Ghost Towns of Nevada
- Nevada's Historical Markers
The Historic Marker Program was initiated by the Nevada State Legislature in 1967 to bring the State's heritage to the public's attention with on-site markers. There are now 253 historical markers in Nevada commemorating sites and buildings such as Las Vegas Mormon fort, Stokes Castle in Austin, the Pony Express Station in Elko, and the first airplane flight in Nevada at Carson City.
- Nevada History Timeline
- Yahoo!...History...Nevada
- Center for Basque Studies ~ Reno, Nevada
- Family History Centers in Nevada
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Nevada
A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
- Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
- LIBCAT: US - Nevada
A directory of library resources on the Internet.
- LibDex - The Library Index - Nevada
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Nevada State Library and Archives
A division of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs.
- PublicLibraries.com - Nevada
- Repositories of Primary Sources: Nevada
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives
List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
- Special Collections
Houses unique, rare, and specialized research material that documents the history, culture and physical environment of the city of Las Vegas, the southern Nevada region, the gaming industry, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
- University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
- The Walker African-American Museum & Research Center
- WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog
WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- NEVADA Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Nevada. Archives: browse or search.
- NV-AfriGeneas Mailing List
To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Nevada.
- NV-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For anyone interested in locating, and preserving historical information about, Nevada cemeteries. Archives: browse or search.
- NV-CENSUS Mailing List
For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Nevada census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
- NV-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List
For anyone desiring a check of Nevada census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
- NV-FREEDMEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Nevada from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
- NVGEN Mailing List
For discussing the creation of a single source for all Nevada genealogy databases. Archives: browse or search.
- NV-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Nevada. Archives: browse or search.
- NV-OLD-NEWS Mailing List
For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Nevada newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
- WESTERN-ROOTS-L Mailing list
Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Nevada
Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
- American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Nevada
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Nevada
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- Ancestry.com - Search Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 - Nevada
A collection of a variety of maps created for different scopes and purposes, including political and geographical. The maps are categorized as follows: cadastral, discovery and exploration, military, panoramic, thematic, topographic, transportation.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 - Southwestern States
A collection of a variety of maps created for different scopes and purposes, including political and geographical. The maps are categorized as follows: cadastral, discovery and exploration, military, panoramic, thematic, topographic, transportation.
- Color Landform Atlas: Nevada
Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
- Map of Nevada Counties
- MapQuest: World Atlas: Nevada
- Nevada in Maps
From the University of Nevada, Reno.
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Nevada Maps
From The University of Texas at Austin.
- RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo
Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
- U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Nevada County Selection Map
- USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library
- Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Nevada
Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.
- ABYZ News Links - Nevada - Newspapers and News Sources
- Ancestry.com - Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
- Footnote.com - Nevada Newspapers
Mineral County Independent-News, Mirror. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Nevada
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.
- Home Town News - Nevada
Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
- Nevada State Library and Archives - Nevada Newspaper Indexes
- NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Nevada
- Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Nevada
- NewspaperLinks.com - Nevada
- NSLA - Library Services - Newspaper Holdings List
Nevada State Library and Archives and Records.
- TheOldenTimes.com: Old Nevada News
Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
- OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Nevada
- ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Nevada Newspapers
- The United States Newspaper Program - Nevada
Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
- US Newspaper Links - Nevada Newspapers
- World-newspapers.com - Nevada Newspapers
- Yahoo!...Newspapers...Nevada
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
For Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
- AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Nevada
- GEDCOM Index .com - Nevada
Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
- Nevada Blacksheep Ancestors
Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
- Nevada Women's History Project
- Tribes and Villages of Nevada
Magazines, journals, quarterlies, newsletters, pamplets, leaflets
Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
- Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Nevada
Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
- FamilyOldPhotos.com - Nevada
Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
- Old-Yearbooks.com - Nevada
Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Nevada
Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Nevada or Specializing in Nevada
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Western and Mid-Western United States
Including the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
- Greene Genealogy
Professional research at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City , National Archives and Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C. FREE brochure.
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Nevada
A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- AccessGenealogy - Nevada Census Records
Census links for online census research.
- Ancestry.com - Nevada Census, 1860-1910
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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 Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Nevada
- Digitalarkivet - Norwegians in US
Searchable online database of 1850, 1860, 1870, and primarily 1880 US censuses for various states. Individuals listed are identified on the censuses as being from Norway.
- Find People in History
From the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs State Historic Preservation Office. Online searchable database of transcriptions from the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 Federal censuses for Nevada. Covers the entire state for each census
- HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm
Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Before the Needles - Nevada
A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Nevada. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
- BLM - Nevada's Electronic Reading Room
United States Bureau of Land Management.
- County Courthouse Addresses
- First Records of Carson Valley, Utah Territory, 1851
The First Records of Carson Valley was transcribed literally as written, including misspellings, excessive capitalization, and nineteenth century abbreviations. They document the settlement of the Carson Valley, and the financial rise and fall of John Reese's Nevada undertaking in western Utah Territory.
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- Nevada State Library and Archives - Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files
An online name index to the Nevada State Prison Inmate Case files in the State Archives, dating from 1863 to 1972.
- Public Records Online
Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
- Records Room: Nevada Counties, United States
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Records
Includes addresses for the county recorders/auditors. From the Nevada State Library and Archives.
- Clark County, Nevada Government and Services
- MyVitalRec.com - Nevada Vital Records
Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
- Nevada State Health Division
Follow the link to Health Division Directory and find contact information under the heading State Office of Vital Records and Statistics.
- VitalChek Network - Nevada
- vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Nevada
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
- Vital Records US - Nevada Vital Records
Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
- Western States Marriage Search Form
Index for marriages in western states, including mostly pre-1900 marriages in Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Also some counties in California, western Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.
- Where to Write for Vital Records - Nevada
From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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