Tennessee Directories: Difference between revisions

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Directories have been published for various Tennessee cities and counties since the mid-1800's, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters.  

Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, a directory may be the only source to list an ancestor if he was not registered to vote and did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area.  

The [[Family History Library]], the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], the [http://www.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee], and other Tennessee repositories have large collections of city and county directories. Lists of city directories and telephone books at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] are available on their web site:

See the article, [[United States Directories|United States Directories]], for more detailed information on the value and content of directories. See the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include directories.  

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 Calendar of the Tennessee and King's Mountain papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)

The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Tennessee including:

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

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