How to Find Nevada Birth Records

How to Find United States Birth Records Nevada Births

Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Nevada.

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 * Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:


 * Births before 1887
 * Births from 1887 thru 1910
 * Births after 1910
 * I don't know when the birth is


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Births before 1887
Before 1887, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.

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Births from 1887 thru 1910
In 1887, some Nevada counties began recording births. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.

For births that exist during the time period, try the following database:

Obtain the Record
With approximate birth years and places, you can locate birth records on microfilm through the State Library and Archives and the.

Delayed birth records for the years 1869-1912 are available for a fee at the Virginia Division of Vital Records (PDF file).

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Births after 1911
Statewide registration of births began in 1912 in Virginia. Currently, there are no online indexes to Virginia births from 1912 to the present.

Obtain the Certificate
With full names, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the Virginia Division of Vital Records (PDF file) or VitalChek.

Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate
 * The spouse of the person on the certificate
 * The child of the person on the certificate
 * The sibling of the person on the certificate
 * The legal guardian of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.

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