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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in New Mexico. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:
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==Online Resources==
'''Albuquerque'''


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4652 New Mexico Resident Index, 1790] Index ($)
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27490 Polk's Arizona and New Mexico pictorial state gazetteer and business directory : 1912-1913] ($)
| 1883
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=P0VOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=New+Mexico+State+Business+Directory&hl=en#v=onepage&q=New%20Mexico%20State%20Business%20Directory&f=false A Complete Business Directory of New Mexico, and Gazetteer of the Territory ... 1882]
| FHL film 1303032
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=2CIzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA287&dq=New+Mexico+State+Business+Directory&hl=en#v=onepage&q=New%20Mexico%20State%20Business%20Directory&f=false Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona Gazetteer and Business Directory 1884-5. Volume 1]
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1905/06-1935


==History==
1923, 1940, 1960, 1965, and 1970
 
| FHL book 978.961/A1 E4h
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.  
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The sections below provide information about New Mexico directories. For further information about directories in general, see [[United States Directories]].
'''Santa Fe'''


==Resources for New Mexico Directories==
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| 1940, 1960, 1968, and 1983
===Libraries and Archives===
| FHL book 978.956/S1 E4h
 
[http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/ The New Mexico History Museum's] [http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html Fray Angelico Chavez History Library] has a good collection of city directories.
 
Business Directories
 
*'''1882.''' ''A Complete Business Directory of New Mexico and Gazetteer of the Territory for 1882''. Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexican Printing and Publishing Company, 1882. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=P0VOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=New+Mexico+State+Business+Directory&hl=en#v=onepage&q=New%20Mexico%20State%20Business%20Directory&f=false Google Books].
 
*'''1883-84.''' McKenney, L.M. ''Pacific Coast Directory, for 1883-84. Giving name, business, and address of business and professional men of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and New Mexico. Together with sketches of the different towns, giving location, population, Etc.'' San Francisco: L.M. McKenney & Co., 1882. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_17236 Internet Archive].
 
*'''1884-85.''' ''Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona Gazetteer and Business Directory 1884-5''. Volume 1. R.L. Polk & Co. and A.C. Danser, 1884. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=2CIzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA287&dq=New+Mexico+State+Business+Directory&hl=en#v=onepage&q=New%20Mexico%20State%20Business%20Directory&f=false Google Books].
 
*'''1938.''' ''New Mexico State Business Directory, 1938: Including El Paso, Texas Department and Denver, and Western Cities Classification''. Denver: Gazetteer Pub. and Printing Co., 1938. {{FSC|42790|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1000221}}.
 
===Directories Online===
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has New Mexico directories available online in their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Albuquerque, Artesia, Carlsbad, Gallup, Hobbs, Roswell, and Santa Fe.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nm.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 
===The FamilySearch Library===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of New Mexico including:
 
'''Albuquerque'''
{|
|1940, 1952, 1960, 1965
|FS Library Book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.961%2FA1%20E4h*%22 978.961/A1 E4h]
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|1905-1935
|{{FSC|618213|item|disp=FS Library Film 1843249- 1843255}}
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'''Roswell'''
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|1956
|FS Library Book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.943%2FR1%20E4hd*%22 978.943/R1 E4hd]
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|1979, 1991
|FS Library Book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.943%2FR1%20E4p*%22 978.943/R1 E4p]
|}
 
'''Santa Fe'''
{|
|1940, 1960, 1966, 1968
|FS Library Book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.956%2FS1%20E4h*%22 978.956/S1 E4h]
|-
|1928-1935
|{{FSC|1108427|item|disp=FS Library Film 2309618}}
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


::NEW MEXICO, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
The Museum of New Mexico History Library has a good collection of city directories.
::NEW MEXICO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


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=== Web Sites ===


==Websites==
[http://www.uscitydirectories.com www.uscitydirectories.com]
<br>{{New Mexico|New Mexico}} {{U.S. Directories}}


[[Category:New Mexico, United States|Directories]]
http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html
[[Category:United States Directories]]

Revision as of 14:56, 14 December 2007

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

Albuquerque

1883 FHL film 1303032

1905/06-1935

1923, 1940, 1960, 1965, and 1970

FHL book 978.961/A1 E4h

Santa Fe

1940, 1960, 1968, and 1983 FHL book 978.956/S1 E4h

The Museum of New Mexico History Library has a good collection of city directories.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

www.uscitydirectories.com

http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/library.html