Nevada Church Records

United States   Nevada    Church Records

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

Protestant Episcopal
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. book 979.3 K2he; film 1036524 item 2; fiche 6051184

Roman Catholic
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. book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185