(This page's most recent update is March 2025)
One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, baptism, and/or christening information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to birth and baptism collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific birth, baptism, or christening information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth documents themselves. These free online collections have millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 32 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
If you are interested in baptism indexes that may include the birth date as well as baptism information, make sure and check out Church Records.
The lists below are specific birth, baptism, and christening indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state.
Note: Some links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page, under Film/Digital Notes, is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon to the right of the name (in the Format column), then the collection’s images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but you do need an Ancestry account. You can view indexes without a subscription. If an image is associated with a record, in most cases, you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
Nevada Birth Records
- Carson City Birth and Death Records
- Carson City, Birth Index, 1867-1957
- Carson City, Births, Burials and Marriages, 1887-1902
- Carson, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Census Rolls, 1909-1939
- Churchill County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Churchill County, Records
- Clark County Newspapers Birth Announcements 1911-1970
- Clark County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Clark County, Birth Announcements from Newspapers, 1911-1970
- Douglas County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Douglas County, Records
- Douglas County, Birth Records, 1887-1982; Index 1887-1919
- Elko County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Elko County, Records, 1863-1938
- Esmeralda County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Esmeralda County, Births and Deaths, 1887-1992
- Eureka County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Eureka County, Records, 1864-1983
- Eureka County, Birth Records, 1887-1972
- Humboldt County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Humboldt County, Records, 1861-1983
- Humboldt County, Birth Records, 1887-1911
- Lander County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Lander County, Records, 1886-1983
- Lander County, Birth and Death Records, 1887-1963
- Las Vegas, Births, Las Vegas Hospital, 1931-1940
- Las Vegas, Las Vegas “Age” Newspaper Clippings, 1909-1931
- Lincoln County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Lincoln County, Records, 1871-1978]
- Lyon County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Lyon County Yerington Times Newspaper Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1910-1919
- Lyon County, Records
- Lyon County, Birth and Death Records, 1887-1968
- Mineral County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Mineral County, Records
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Nevada County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992
- Nevada Newspapers Birth Notices 1961-1968
- Nevada State Journal Vital Records, 1968-1971
- Nevada State Journal, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1871-1879
- Nevada State Journal, Vital Records, 1968-1971
- Nevada, Birth Notices in Some Newspapers, 1961-1968
- Nye County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Nye County, Births, Deaths from “Round Mountain Nugget”, 1908-1909
- Nye County, Births and Deaths, 1887-1911
- Ormsby County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Ormsby County, Births, Burials and Marriages, 1887-1902
- Orsmby County, Records
- Pahrump Chief Tecopa Cemetery, Births and Deaths
- Pershing County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Reno Evening Gazette, Newspaper Clippings of Vital Records, 1967-1971
- Sparks Tribune, Vital Records
- Storey County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Storey County, Birth Indexes
- Storey County, Records
- Storey County, Recorded Births, 1887-1905, 1911-1947, and Death Certificates, 1887-1949
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- Washoe County WW1 Draft Cards (include Date of Birth)
- Washoe County, Records
- Wells, The Wells Progress, 1969-1971
- White Pine County, Records
- White Pine County, Birth Records, 1887-1951
- Yerington, Mason Valley News, Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1969-1972
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!