Nevada, White Pine County
Where Ely's records are kept. Court and property records for Ely sit with White Pine County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nevada.
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As a small town, Ely relies on White Pine County and the State of Nevada for its public records. The cards below are the Nevada state offices, and the White Pine County offices are on our White Pine County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
Legal custodian of Nevada birth and death certificates filed since July 1, 1911, released only to qualified applicants such as the registrant or direct family; it also takes marriage and divorce record search requests.
Open official site Nevada Office of Vital RecordsState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Nevada's State Archives keeps territorial and state government records back to 1851 and death records from 1920 to 1954, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; county records are not held here.
Open official site Nevada State ArchivesCounty court
Las Vegas and Reno offices, open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, with filing statistics and self help resources; PACER page fees rise from $0.10 to $0.12 on January 1, 2027.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of NevadaCounty court
Public portal of the Nevada Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for searching case dockets, parties and documents, paying fines or fees on a case, and electronic filing for registered users.
Open official site Nevada Appellate Courts Public PortalEverything else, organized
18 more Ely sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Ely, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Ely, a place of 3,924 people, is the seat of White Pine County, so most county offices are in Ely itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. See our White Pine County page for every county office.
Same county
Other places in White Pine County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; White Pine County records are on the county page.