The Carson City Clerk-Recorder's Office now has available birth and death record indexes for viewing on our website. This is not a complete or accurate list. If you cannot find a record in our office, contact the Nevada State Dept. of Vital Statistics.
Please select the "Browse Our Files" below and begin your search.
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These original records are located in the Clerk-Recorder's Office in the Carson City Courthouse at 885 E. Musser Street, Suite 1025, Carson City, Nevada. We are open Monday thru Friday 8AM to 5PM. Our telephone number is 775-887-2084.
Birth Records Indexing (coded BIR)
Birth records include the names of the father and the mother. The child, in some cases, were not named until later and the name did not appear on the birth record. In that case, we are using the father's last name and listing "son" or "daughter" after the name. In the older documents, please take into consideration the doctor's handwriting at times is pretty undecipherable and we have taken our best determination of what they have written. Also, the mother may have been listed as Mrs. and no maiden name or first name was listed.
Death Records Indexing (coded DC / BUR / COR)
Death records include mother and father names, if provided. This information may assist you in determining if this is your ancestor. In some instances, a person's name was not provided on the death certificate, so these persons will be listed as "unknown" male or female.
Several records are listed as "chinaman", "chinawoman", and/or "Indian". If you believe one of these persons may be your relative, please contact us with date of death and cause of death and we will determine whether there is a match.
Other types of death records you might come across include Coroner's Report (COR), Burial Records (BUR), Physician's Certificate of Death, and other forms of documents.
Unusual Names
We have several entries that are a phrase, such as "One Arm Jim", "Indian Maggie", or "China Sall", and are indexed just as they appear.
Chinese Names
Chinese name indexing is difficult because you can't determine what the family name should be. For example, with the name Loy Ah Chung, "Loy" should be the family name (they are usually at the front of the name) but it could be Chung, a common Chinese name. If we assume it is Loy, then the name would be indexed as Loy, Ah Chung. To make things even more complicated, there are incomplete chinese names. Most often, the names are simply written as Ah Chung, Ah Jon, etc. We file them under "A". In some cases, we have indexed them twice - first with the obvious first name and second with what we believe is a last or family name.
Other Genealogy Links
Carson City Marriage Records
Lone Mountain Cemetery Information
State of Nevada Vital Records Office
State of Nevada Archives
To assist you in researching your ancestors, we have provided a Record of Ancestry Chart (PDF) for your use in documenting your family history.
Last updated date: 3/8/2010 10:02:12 AM