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==Online Resources==
== Resources for Virginia Directories  ==


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/va Virginia Online Historical Directories] - listed by county and independent city
=== Libraries and Archives  ===
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/City-Directories.htm Virginia City Directories] links<br>


== History ==
=== Directories Online ===
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.
 
==Resources for Virginia Directories==
 
===Libraries and Archives===
 
===Directories Online===


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


===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 Virginia including:  
The Family History Library has directories for:  


'''Richmond City'''  
'''Richmond City'''  


*1819-1860 FS Library fiche {{FSC|543998|title-id|disp=6044391-400}}
*1819-1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=6044391-400}}  
*1866-1935 FS Library films {{FSC|543998|title-id|disp=1377370-84 and 1605945-66}}
*1866-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=1377370-84 and 1605945-66}}


<br> '''Norfolk City'''  
<br> '''Norfolk City'''  


*1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 FS Library fiche {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=6044285-89}}
*1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=6044285-89}}  
*1866-1901 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1377209-15}}
*1866-1901 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1377209-15}}  
*1902-1923 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1844188-202}}
*1902-1923 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1844188-202}}  
*1924-1935 FS Library films {{FSC|538123|title-id|disp=1844311-17}}
*1924-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|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.
<br> For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:  


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
:*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library {{FHL|35459|title-id|disp=book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4}}.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.


::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
<br> Further directories are found in the FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under:  
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


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


==Websites==
== Web Sites  ==


*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory]
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/directories/va/norfolk/1859/ 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.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/va.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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Resources for Virginia Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com ($) has Virginia directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for:

Richmond City


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 FamilySearch Catalog Locality Search under:

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

Web Sites[edit | edit source]


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Major
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Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration
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