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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Portal:Virginia|Virginia]]. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:
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==Online Resources==
'''Richmond City'''<br>


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/va Virginia Online Historical Directories] - listed by county and independent city
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/City-Directories.htm Virginia City Directories] links<br>
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| 1819-1860
| Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=543998&disp=Richmond+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6044391-400]
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| 1866-1935
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=543998&disp=Richmond+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1377370-84 <br>&nbsp;and 1605945-66]
|}


== History ==
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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, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.


Directories have been published for various cities and counties since the mid 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 and landowners.
'''Norfolk City'''<br>


==Resources for Virginia Directories==
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1801, 1806, 1851,<br>&nbsp;1859, 1860
| Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=538123&disp=Norfolk+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6044285-89] <br>
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| 1866-1901
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=538123&disp=Norfolk+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1377209-15]
|-
| 1902-1923
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=538123&disp=Norfolk+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1844188-202]
|-
| 1924-1935
| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=538123&disp=Norfolk+%28Virginia%29+city+directories%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1844311-17]
|}


===Libraries and Archives===
<br>For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:


===Directories Online===
Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 N2s 1965; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=35459&disp=The+colonial+Virginia+register%20%20&columns=*,0,0 982250 item 4].) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.


Ancestry.com ($) has Virginia directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
Further directories are found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under:  


===The FamilySearch Library===
VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [INDEPENDENT CITY] - DIRECTORIES


The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Virginia including:
VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->


'''Richmond City'''
[[Category:Virginia]]
 
*1819-1860 FS Library fiche {{FSC|543998|title-id|disp=6044391-400}}
*1866-1935 FS Library films {{FSC|543998|title-id|disp=1377370-84 and 1605945-66}}
 
<br> '''Norfolk City'''
 
*1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 FS Library fiche {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=6044285-89}}
*1866-1901 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1377209-15}}
*1902-1923 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1844188-202}}
*1924-1935 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1844311-17}}
 
<br> For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the FamilySearch Library has name directories such as:
 
:*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/534977-the-colonial-virginia-register-a-list-of-governors-councillors-and-other-higher-officials-and-also-of-members-of-the-house-of-burgesses-and-revolutionary-conventions-of-the-colony-of-virginia?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. ''Also at:'' [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009008916 Hathitrust]; {{WorldCat|1259692|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.
 
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
 
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
::
 
==Websites==
 
*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/va.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} {{U.S. Directories}}
 
[[Category:Virginia, United States|Directories]]
[[Category:United States Directories]]

Revision as of 14:13, 13 October 2008

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Virginia. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:

Richmond City

1819-1860 Family History Library fiche 6044391-400
1866-1935 Family History Library films 1377370-84
 and 1605945-66


Norfolk City

1801, 1806, 1851,
 1859, 1860 		Family History Library fiche 6044285-89
1866-1901 Family History Library films 1377209-15
1902-1923 Family History Library films 1844188-202
1924-1935 Family History Library films 1844311-17


For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:

Stanard, William G. The Colonial Virginia Register 1902. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.

Further directories are found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under:

VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [INDEPENDENT CITY] - DIRECTORIES

VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES

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