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==Online Resources==
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv West Virginia Online Historical Directories]
==History==
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.  


=== Resources for West Virginia Directories ===
==Resources for West Virginia Directories==
 
==== Libraries and Archives  ====


==== Directories Online  ====
===Libraries and Archives===


*'''1882-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Wheeling, West Virginia Directories.
===Directories Online===
*'''1902-1960''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Huntington, West Virginia Directories.
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($)  
*'''1903-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Charleston, West Virginia Directories.
*[https://archive.is/SgMBb West Virginia City Directory]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/brooke Brooke County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/cabell Cabell County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/harrison Harrison County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/ohio Ohio County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/wood Wood County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>


==== The Family History Library ====
===The FamilySearch Library===


The Family History Library has microfilmed and book directories for:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of West Virginia including:  


''Charleston''  
'''Charleston'''  


'''1899-1934, 1940, 1991''' {{FHL|448378|subject_id|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}}<br>
1899-1934, 1940, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Kanawha, Charleston - Directories|subject|subject-id=1774610955|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}}  


''Huntington''  
'''Huntington'''  


'''1891, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991''' {{FHL|448999|subject_id|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}} <br>
1891, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Cabell, Huntington - Directories|subject|subject-id=1757241889|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}}


''Wheeling''  
'''Wheeling'''  


'''1837, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934''' {{FHL|448390|subject_id|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}}  
1837, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Ohio, Wheeling - Directories|subject|subject-id=283806935|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}}  


<br>
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


To find directories for other cities in West Virginia look in the FamilySearch Catalog under [Town] or [County] West Virginia then select [Directories].<br>
::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


=== Websites ===
==Websites==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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