Carson City (Independent City), Nevada Genealogy

United States Nevada Carson City (Independent City)

Guide to Carson City (Independent City), Nevada ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Independent City Courthouse
Carson City Courthouse 885 E. Musser Street, Suite 1025 Carson City, Nevada Phone: 775-887-2084 Carson City Recorder's Website

Carson City (Independent City), Nevada Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major Independent City Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1864
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1855
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1864
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: consolidated with Ormsby County in 1969 to form an independent city.

Populated Places

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History Timeline
Additional Information
 * Independent City

Cemeteries

 * Lone Mountain Cemetery: 1850-present
 * Empire Cemetery: 1850-present

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * Scotland Forever 2533 N. Carson St., Ste 848 Carson City, Nevada 89706

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nevada - shows boundary changes for Nevada Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Nevada - maps and atlases of Nevada

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Carson City (Independent City), Nevada Genealogy for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Carson (River) Trail 1848 (aka Mormon Emigrant Trail) crossed the Forty Mile Desert past the west side of the Carson Sink to pick up the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada up to Hope Valley and Red Lake. The Devil's Ladder then climbed 700 feet (210 m) in half a mile so ropes, chains, and pulleys were required to lift the wagons. Carson Pass was followed by the relatively easy West Pass (Kirkwood, California) and then on to Pollock Pines, Placerville, and Sutter's Fort, California
 * Johnson's Cutoff 1850-1851 (aka Placerville Route, Lake Tahoe Route and Day's Route) from Carson City, Nevada past the south end of Lake Tahoe going south and then west to Placerville, California and Sacramento
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California
 * Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada through central Nevada on a route south of the Humboldt River]

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company F

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Citizenship Records: 1868-1926

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno newspapers going back to 1870. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Other Records
Orphan's Home Records


 * 1870-1920 - Nevada, Orphan's Home Records, 1870-1920 - ($), index only

Public Records


 * 1911-1941 - Public Health Officer Reports: 1911-1941

Birth

 * Birth Records: 1867-1957

Marriage

 * Marriage Index

Death

 * Death Records: 1887-1957

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Carson City Nevada Family History Center

Libraries

 * Carson City Library 900 N Roop St Carson City, NV 89701 775-887-2244

Societies

 * Carson City Historical Society 1207 N Carson St Carson City, NV 89701 Telephone 775-887-2174
 * Carson City Genealogical Society 1509 Sharon Dr. Carson City, NV 89701
 * Scotland Forever 2533 N. Carson St., Ste 848 Carson City, Nevada 89706
 * Tri-State Genealogical Society ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA PO Box 21902 Bullhead City, AZ 86439
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)
 * Nevada Genealogy Network
 * Nevada State Genealogical Society Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666
 * Clark County Nevada Genealogy Society PO Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929
 * Nevada Historical Society 1650 North Virginia Street Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775-688-1190 Fax: 775-688-2917

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records