Nevada State Library and Archives

• Births
• Census
• Deaths and Obituaries
• Marriages
• Military
• Newspapers
• Public Records - What is and is not at the Nevada State Archives                         
• Additional Resources

NOTE:  some of the listed resources are maintained by private individuals, historical organizations or historical records repository other than the Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA).  NSLA is not responsible for the contents of those sites.  Also, be aware that many newspaper sites may now require a pay subscription.  

BIRTHS

• Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records (What's Not in the State Archives) 
• Carson City Birth and Death Records Database
• Clark County Birth Certificate (Southern Nevada Health Distirict)
• Nevada Office of Vital Statistice - Birth and Death Certificates
• Washoe County Birth and Death Records

(Photo credit: Jane Dickerson, First child born in the Nevada Governor's Mansion, 1909.  Courtesy of the Nevada State Archives, PER-0010)

• Native American Census Rolls at the Nevada State Library (Series M595)
• Nevada Census Online, 1860-1920 (Nevada State Historical Preservation Office) 
• Nevada Territorial Census - Nevada Digital Archives

DEATHS AND OBITUARIES (see also: Military)

• Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records (What's Not in the State Archives)
• California Death Index
• Carson City Birth and Death Records Database
• Clark County Death Certificates
• Death Records - Nevada Digital Archives
• Famous Nevadans (Find a Grave)
• Find a Grave - Nevada
• Las Vegas Review Journal Obituary Search
• Mineral County Death Index
• Nevada Appeal (Carson City) Obituary Index, 1996-2009 
• Nevada Cemeteries (I Dream of Genealogy)   
• Nevada Cemetery Records (Interment)
• Nevada Cemetery Database, by County (Findagrave.com)
• Nevada Cemetery Transcription (Access Genealogy)
• Nevada Obituaries (Obituary Depot)
• Nevada Office of Vital Statistice - Birth and Death Certificates
• Nevada Tombstone Transcription Project
• Online Nevada Death Indexes
• Reno Gazette Journal Obituaries
• Washoe County Birth and Death Records

MARRIAGES

• Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records (What's Not in the State Archives)
• Carson City Marriage Bureau
• Carson City Marriage Records Search
• Clark County Marriage Search
• County Recorders
• Douglas County Marriage Search
• Washoe County Marriage Search
• Western States Historical Marriage Record Index (BYU Idaho)

MILITARY

• Civil War Muster Rolls Index (Nevada State Archives) 
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (National Park Service)
• Master Index of Army Records (US Army)
• National Military Personnel Records Center
• State-level Lists of Fatal Casualties of the Korean War and Vietnam War (National Archives)
• Veteran Gravesite Locator (US Veterans Affairs)

NEWSPAPERS

• Carson City Newspaper Index, 1865-1866, 1879-1881, 1885-1886
• Historic Nevada Newspapers - Full Text
• Nevada Newspaper Indexes
• Nevada State Library Newspaper Holdings
• Nevada State Library Newspaper Holdings - Chronological

PUBLIC RECORDS - WHAT IS AND IS NOT AT THE STATE ARCHIVES 

• Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records (What's Not in the State Archives)
• Naturalization Records
• Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files - name index, 1863 to 1972 
• Territorial, and other State and County Records

• Board for Certification of Genealogists
• Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Centers in Nevada
• Consanguinity Chart
• County Recorders
• Cyndi's List - Nevada
• Directories and Telephone Books at the State Library - Alphabetical List
• Directories and Telephone Books at the State Library - Chronological List
• Genealogical Resources in U.S. Federal Depository Libraries (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
• Genealogy - Indexes and Bibliographies
• Guide to Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
• Kindred Trails - Nevada
• Linkpendium - Nevada
• National Archives Online Orders and Requests
• Nevada Office of Vital Statistics  
• Nevada State Library Biographical File Index
• Nevada State Library Vertical File Index
• Soundex Converter
• Vital Rec.com - Nevada