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Nevada Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Nevada
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Nevada, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Nevada
Statewide Genealogical Publications
Nevada became a territory in 1861 and a state
in 1864. |
Nevada
Archives
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The
Nevada State Archives preserves and
microfilms territorial and state records. A few are of interest to us
family historians. The archives does offer
research and copy services for a fee. |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1870 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1875
Nevada State Census, 1875 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Nevada
Directory
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1867
Pacific coast Directory, 1867 (California, Oregon, Nevada, and territories
of Washington, Idaho & Utah and the Colony of British Columbia) -
online at Ancestry.com |
Nevada
History
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pub. 1881
Nevada History, 1881 - online at Ancestry.com |
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NEVADA - The
Nevada State
Library has a web site page just for
us family historians called
Genealogy Research Resources. This
page has links to other sites that include online databases. I was
surprised to learn that one of the obituary sites will actually send
obituaries via email. There are several online indexes to assist you. The
library will send materials out of state on
Interlibrary Loan to libraries that adhere to the National
Interlibrary Loan Code. |
WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Nevada. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
Nevada State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Nevada
Maps
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1750-current
Nevada in Maps - free online by the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Nevada) - free online |
2000
Nevada State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
Nevada
Military
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Nevada
Newspaper
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1759-1977
Newspaper Archives
- online at NewspaperArchive.com
This archive of online newspapers has over 70 million
historical newspapers pages from many countries. There are even some small
town newspapers. The catalog is free making it possible for you to
Browse Available
Papers to learn if there are newspapers for your ancestor's town. Oh
yes, your can learn the dates of the newspapers as well. |
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1870-1976
Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) -online at Ancestry.com |
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1870-1907
Daily Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) - online at Ancestry.com |
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1875-1984
Weekly Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) - online at Ancestry.com |
Nevada
Vital
Records
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1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Nevada
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