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The four largest religious groups in Nevada before 1900 were:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Methodist,
Protestant Episcopal,
Roman Catholic.

For a history of seven major denominations in Nevada, see:

Loofbourow, Leon L. Loofbourow. Steeples among the Sage . . . (Oakland,California: Lake Park Press, 1964. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2L

The Family History Library has a few records for some Nevada churches. The largest collection of Nevada church records is for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses for help in locating their records:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]

Historical Department
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
50 East North Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400
Telephone: 800-406-1830
Telephone: 801-240-2785
Fax: 801-240-1845
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library

Methodist[edit | edit source]

United Methodist Archives Center
Drew University Library
PO Box 127
Madison, New Jersey 07940-0127
Telephone: 973-408-3189
FAX: 973-408-3909
Internet: gcah@gcah.org

Protestant Episcopal[edit | edit source]

The Nevada Historical Society
1650 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89503-1799
Telephone: (775) 688-1190
Fax: (775) 688-2917

(They have the records for the Nevada Diocese from 1862 to 1969.)

To learn more about the records of the Protestant Episcopal Church, see:

Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada, Protestant Episcopal Church (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2he; film 1036524 item 2; fiche 6051184

Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]

Diocese of Las Vegas
Chancery Office
336 Cathedral Way
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 735-3500
Fax: (702) 735-8941

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 18316
Reno, NV 89114-8316

The diocese includes the counties of: Clark, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine

Diocese of Reno
290 S. Arlington
Reno, NV 89501-1713
Archives Phone: (775) 326-9440
Fax (775) 348-8619

The diocese includes the counties of: Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe

To learn more about the records of the Catholic Church, see:

Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada: Roman Catholic Church (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1939. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185

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 The four largest religious groups in Nevada before 1900 were:
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 *Roman Catholic.
-For a history of seven major denominations in Nevada, see Leon L. Loofbourow, ''Steeples among the Sage . . .'' (Oakland,California: Lake Park Press, 1964; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=216010&disp=Steeples+among+the+sage%2C+a+centennial+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.3 K2L]).
+For a history of seven major denominations in Nevada, see:
+*Loofbourow, Leon L. Loofbourow. ''Steeples among the Sage . . .'' (Oakland,California: Lake Park Press, 1964. {{FHL|216010|item}} book 979.3 K2L
 The Family History Library has a few records for some Nevada churches. The largest collection of Nevada church records is for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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 Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses for help in locating their records:
-'''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' <br>Historical Department <br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <br>50 East North Temple Street <br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 <br>Telephone: 800-406-1830<br>Telephone: 801-240-2785 <br>Fax: 801-240-1845 <br>http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library
+=== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ===
+Historical Department <br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <br>50 East North Temple Street <br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 <br>Telephone: 800-406-1830<br>Telephone: 801-240-2785 <br>Fax: 801-240-1845 <br>http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library
-'''Methodist''' <br>United Methodist Archives Center <br>Drew University Library <br>PO Box 127<br>Madison, New Jersey 07940-0127<br>Telephone: 973-408-3189 <br>FAX: 973-408-3909<br>Internet: [mailto:gcah@gcah.org gcah@gcah.org]
+=== Methodist ===
+United Methodist Archives Center <br>Drew University Library <br>PO Box 127<br>Madison, New Jersey 07940-0127<br>Telephone: 973-408-3189 <br>FAX: 973-408-3909<br>Internet: [mailto:gcah@gcah.org gcah@gcah.org]
-'''Protestant Episcopal''' <br>The Nevada Historical Society <br>1650 N. Virginia Street <br>Reno, NV 89503-1799 <br>Telephone: (775) 688-1190<br>Fax: (775) 688-2917
+=== Protestant Episcopal ===
+The Nevada Historical Society <br>1650 N. Virginia Street <br>Reno, NV 89503-1799 <br>Telephone: (775) 688-1190<br>Fax: (775) 688-2917
 (They have the records for the Nevada Diocese from 1862 to 1969.)
-To learn more about the records of the Protestant Episcopal Church, see ''Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada, Protestant Episcopal Church'' (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=215958&disp=Inventory+of+the+church+archives+of+Neva++ book 979.3 K2he; film 1036524 item 2; fiche 6051184<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1224777168606_530" />]).
+To learn more about the records of the Protestant Episcopal Church, see:
+*''Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada, Protestant Episcopal Church'' (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1941. {{FHL|215958|item}} book 979.3 K2he; film 1036524 item 2; fiche 6051184
 === Roman Catholic  ===
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 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill]], [[Douglas County, Nevada|Douglas]], [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]], [[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda]], [[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka]], [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt]], [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander]], [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon]], [[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral]], [[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing]], [[Storey County, Nevada|Storey]] and [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]]
-To learn more about the records of the Catholic Church, see ''Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada: Roman Catholic Church'' (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1939; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=215911&disp=Inventory+of+the+church+archives+of+Neva++ book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185]).
+To learn more about the records of the Catholic Church, see:
+*''Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada: Roman Catholic Church'' (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1939. {{FHL|215911|item}} book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185
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