Nevada Directories: Difference between revisions

==Online Resources==

==History==

Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.  

== Resources for Nevada Directories ==

 

Local county libraries, the [http://www.unr.edu/ University of Nevada—Reno], the [http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446&Itemid=437 Nevada Historical Society], and the [http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/ Nevada State Library and Archives] collect Nevada directories. The Nevada Historical Society also collects directories of county and municipal officers, dating from the 1860's.  

====Business Directories====

*'''1864-65.''' Colins, Charles. comp. ''Mercantile Guide and Directory for Virginia City, Gold Hill, Sivler City and American City, comprising a general business and resident directory for those cities, with sketches of their growth, development, and resources. Also containing valuable historical and statistical matter of unusual interest, together with the only accurate mining directory yet published, giving the name of the mine, number of feet in each claim, the district in which the same is located, and the names of secretaries, with their respective places of business''. [San Francisco]: Agnew & Deffebach, Book and Job Printers, [1864]. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FHL film 1344106}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/mercantileguided00coll Internet Archives].

*'''1867, 1871-73, 1876-78.''' Langley, Henry G. comp. ''The Pacific Coast Business Directory: Containing the name and post office address of each merchant, manufacturer and professional residing in the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada: the terriories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alaska: and the colony of British Columbia. Also, a gazetteer of the counties, cities, and towns, and an exhibit of the resources of the Pacific Coast. ''San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1867. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_17457 Internet Archive]. {{FHL|197266|title-id|disp=FHL film 1004513 item 3}}.  

=== Directories Online ===

Early Nevada territorial directories:

 

*'''1862.''' Kelly, J. Wells. comp. ''First Directory of Nevada Territory, Containing: the Names of Residents in the Principal Towns; a historical sketch, the Organic Act, and other political matters of interest; together with a description of all the quartz mills; reduction works, and all other industrial establishments in the territory; as also of the leading mining claims; and various mineral discoveries, works of internal improvement, etc. With a table of distances, list of public officers, and other useful information.'' San Francisco: Valentine & Co., 1862. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FHL film 1377106}}.

*'''1863.''' Kelly, J. Wells. comp. ''Second Directory of Nevada Territory; Embracing a general directory of residents of all the principle towns; business directory of advertisers; quartz mills, reduction works, toll roads, etc.; officers of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance associations; members Washoe Stock Board of Exchange; fire department, incorporation acts of Virginia and Gold Hill; and all other information connected with the progress and present condition of the territory; also, an accurate table of distances; list of public officers; and principle mining laws of different districts; with the residents and principle mines, mills,etc. of the Reese River Region''. San Francisco: Valentine & Co., 1863. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FHL film 1377106}}.

*Lee, Joyce C. comp. ''Genealogical Prospecting in Nevada: A Guide to Nevada Directories''. Carson City: Nevada State Library, 1984. {{FHL|297961|title-id|disp=FHL book 979.3 A1 No. 29}}.

 

*Quebedeaux, Richard. ''Prime Sources of California and Nevada Local History: 151 Rare and Important City, County, and State Directories, 1850-1906''. Spokane, Washington: Arthur H. Clark, c1992. {{FHL|704000|title-id|disp=FHL book 979.4 E43q}}.