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==Online Resources==
=== Directories Online ===
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wa Washington Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4727 Pacific Coast Directory, 1867] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4860 Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4517 Seattle, Washington City Directories, 1888-90] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4840 Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($) Index/images.
*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images. Also on *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60232 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]<br><br>


== History ==
*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.  
Directories have been published for various Alabama cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters.
*{{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]  
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually. They list heads of households and employed household members with their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.
 
== Resources for Washington Directories ==
 
=== Libraries and Archives ===
 
===Directories Online===
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 ''Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory : 1901-1902.''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
 
*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
 
{{Tip|Click "6 Things to Find In City Directories" from the Ancestry.com search page. Very helpful information.}}
 
*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]


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


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


'''Seattle'''  
'''Seattle'''  


Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FSC|United States, Washington, King, Seattle - Directories|subject|subject-id=1348245026|disp=Seattle City Directories}}  
Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FHL|436983|subject_id|disp=Seattle City Directories}}


'''Spokane'''  
'''Spokane'''  


Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FSC|United States, Washington, Spokane, Spokane - Directories|subject|subject-id=746270789|disp=Spokane City Directories}}  
Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FHL|439499|subject_id|disp=Spokane City Directories}}


'''Tacoma'''  
'''Tacoma'''


Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FSC|United States, Washington, Pierce, Tacoma - Directories|subject|subject-id=516405064|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}  
Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FHL|419141|subject_id|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
For any other cities or towns try a Place-names Search in the FHL catalog for:
:*WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES


::WASHINGTON, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
=== Web Sites  ===
::WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/wa.html U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room] - Washington (Library of Congress)


<br> {{Washington|Washington}} {{U.S. Directories}}  
{{Washington|Washington}} {{U.S. Directories}}  


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Revision as of 21:09, 1 January 2013

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Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for the following:

Seattle

Various years from 1872 - 1981 Seattle City Directories

Spokane

Various years from 1889 - 1985 Spokane City Directories

Tacoma

Various years from 1889 - 1935 Tacoma City Directories

For any other cities or towns try a Place-names Search in the FHL catalog for:

  • WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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