Nevada Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1911.  You can obtain birth and death certificates by writing to:  

The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ www.vitalrec.com]. For records prior to 1911, contact the county recorder's office, or in some counties, the county health department. Some county records begin as early as 1887.  

Statewide registration of marriages and divorces began in 1968; however, many Nevada counties began keeping records at a much earlier date. To obtain a marriage or a divorce record, write to the county recorder of the county where the event took place. Nevada marriage records are open to the public.  When consulting the originals one may find licenses in one county office and the certificate series in another location.  The Family History Library has microfilmed many of the early county marriage registers.  

Many of the early marriages for the state are indexed/abstracted online at no cost in the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Western%20States%20Marriage%20Index Western States Marriage Index].  

Divorce cases were handled by the probate courts until 1864 and by the district courts after that date. [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has the early probate court records.  

To obtain a record of a divorce since 1864, write to the clerk of the district court in the county. The documents are open to the public.