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*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]


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== History ==
Directories have been published for various Iowa cities and counties since the early 1800s, 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.
 
===City Directories===
 
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households and employed household members, their occupations, and their addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.  
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households and employed household members, their occupations, and their addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.  


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Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.  
Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.  


*City Directories list for the years 1861 to 1960 on [http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia/desmoines.htm microfilm].
Directories have been published for various Iowa cities and counties since the early 1800s, 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.  


*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_661/city_directories_des_moines Des Moines City Directories] 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.
== Resources for Iowa Directories ==


*Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
=== Libraries and Archives ===


===State Directories===
=== Directories Online ===


Some statewide directories also list names:  
*City Directories list for the years 1861 to 1960 on [http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia/desmoines.htm microfilm].


*''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice'' <ref> 'Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice'' (n.p.:1892; {{FHL|198058|item|disp=FHL film 1024846 item 4}}''</ref>
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_661/city_directories_des_moines Des Moines City Directories] 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.


The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is:
*Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
 
*Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' <ref> ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; Family History Library {{FHL|222123|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 D42s.}} </ref>
*''Iowa (state) Directories'' <ref> ''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut&amp;nbsp;: Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FHL|527427|title-id|disp=Family History Library Film}} </ref>
 
====Heads of Households====
 
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]].  
 
Many groups have created directories of their organizational structure and members or personnel. Companies may create directories of their subscribers. The directories that were published for public distribution are the ones most likely to find their way into libraries and archives. Typical examples of directories that may be found in an archive are city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. These directories may range in scope from local to international. Often the most recent edition of a directory is the only one an archive will have available.  
 
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The Family History Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See the "[[United States Directories|Directories]]" page for more detailed information on these directories.  


===Family History Library===
===Family History Library===
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:  
Some statewide directories also list names:
 
*''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice (n.p.:1892); {{FHL|198058|item|disp=FHL film 1024846 item 4}}''


IOWA, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES
The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is:


IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES
*Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; Family History Library {{FHL|222123|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 D42s.}}
*''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FHL|527427|title-id|disp=Family History Library Film}}


===Websites===
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The Family History Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See the "[[United States Directories|Directories]]" page for more detailed information on these directories. 


*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IA/ Distantcousin Iowa Cities]
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


===Sources and Footnotes===
:: IOWA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
:: IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


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==Websites==


*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IA/ Distantcousin Iowa Cities]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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