Nevada Church Records

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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 Leon L. Loofbourow, ''Steeples among the Sage. . .'' (Oakland,California: Lake Park Press, 1964; Family History Library 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; Family History Library 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; Family History Library book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185).