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==Online Resources==
== Online Resources ==


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8983 Idaho City Directories] Index and images ($)<br><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8983 Idaho City Directories] Index and images ($)<br><br>
== ''City Directories''  ==


==History==
Directories of heads of households have been published for all the major cities and many of the smaller cities in [[Idaho Genealogy|Idaho]]. Many counties also have directories of their residents for scattered years. Many of these directories are in the holdings of the [http://history.idaho.gov/search/google Idaho State Archives] in Boise.  
City and county directories are similar to telephone books and are useful 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 are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, they may be the only source to list an ancestor who was not registered to vote, did not attend church, did not pay taxes, or did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area. They are also useful tools for studying occupations and migration patterns.
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has copies of directories for the following cities. To access those without film numbers listed, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Idaho.
:*IDAHO, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES


==Resources for Idaho Directories==
===== Boise  =====


===Libraries and Archives===
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1902 <br>
| Family History Library {{FHL|79258|item|disp=FHL film 1036517 item 3}} <br>
|-
| 1905
| Family History Library {{FHL|79258|item|disp=FHL film 1425575 item 5}}
|-
| 1915
| Family History Library {{FHL|79258|item|disp=FHL film 1320813 item 4}}
|-
| 1918
| Family History Library {{FHL|79258|item|disp=FHL film 908278 item 2}}
|-
| 1921, 1923, 1927
| Family History Library {{FHL|79258|item|disp=FHL films 908174-75}}
|-
| 1904, 1914-18, etc.
| Family History Library {{FHL|802959|item|disp=FHL book 979.628 E4}}
|}
 
===== Coeur d'Alene  =====
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1905 <br>
| <br>
|-
| 1908-1917
|
|-
| 1923-24
|
|-
| 1927-1928
|
|-
| 1931-1932
|
|-
| 1958-59, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977
|
|}


[http://history.idaho.gov/search/google Idaho State Archives] in Boise.
===== Idaho Falls  =====


=== Directories Online ===
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1911-33, 1941 <br>
| <br>
|}


===FamilySearch Library===
===== Lewiston  =====
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Idaho including:


'''Boise'''
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
|1918
| 1903-04 <br>
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library film 908278 item 2}}
| <br>
|-
|-
|1921, 1923, 1927
| 1908-1911
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library films 908174-75}}
|  
|-
|-
|1904, 1914-18, etc.
| 1916-1917
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.628%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.628 E4p]
|
|-
| 1931-32
|
|-
| 1961, 1963-1967, 1969<br>
|  
|}
|}
'''Coeur d'Alene'''
 
===== Pocatello  =====
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
|1905, 1908-1917, 1923-24,
| 1905-06 <br>
1927-1928, 1931-1932
| Family History Library {{FHL|79980|item|disp=FHL fiche 6046575}}
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|1047044|item|disp=FS Library film 2308618,}}  
|-
 
| 1921
{{FSC|1047044|item|disp=2308623, 2308624}}
| Family History Library {{FHL|79980|item|disp=FHL film 1035751 item 6}}
|-
| 1903-06, 1927, etc.
| Family History Library {{FHL|805996|item|disp=FHL book 979.647/P1 E4p}}
|-
|-
|1958-59, 1963, 1966,
| 1927
1967, 1970, 1977
| Family History Library {{FHL|79980|item|disp=FHL film 1320869 item 8}}
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.694%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.694 E4p]
|}
|}


'''Pocatello'''
===== Rexburg  =====
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
|1905-06
| 1911-17<br>
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046575}}
| <br>
|-
|-
|1921
| 1919
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library film 1035751 item 6}}
|  
|-
|-
|1927, 1957, 1962, etc.
| 1921
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.647%2FP1%20E4p*%22%20%2Bavailability%3A%22Family%20History%20Library%22 FS Library book 979.647/P1 E4p]
|
|-
| 1923-24
|
|-
| 1926
|
|-
| 1928-1933
|  
|}
|}


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
===== Twin Falls  =====


::IDAHO, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
::IDAHO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
|-
| 1912-33<br>
| <br>
|-
| 1941-42
|
|}


===Farm Directories===
== Farm Directories ==


The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate.  
The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate.  


:[[Ada County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Ada County]], 1917-1918
:[[Ada County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Ada County]], 1917-1918  
:Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located]
:Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located]  
:[[Canyon County, Idaho#Directories|Canyon County]], 1916-1917
:[[Canyon County, Idaho#Directories|Canyon County]], 1916-1917  
:Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed]
:Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed]  
:Malheur County, Oregon and [[Owyhee County, Idaho#Directories|Owyhee County]], Idaho, 1918-1919
:Malheur County, Oregon and [[Owyhee County, Idaho#Directories|Owyhee County]], Idaho, 1918-1919  
:[[Twin Falls County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Twin Falls County]], 1916-1917<br><br>
:[[Twin Falls County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Twin Falls County]], 1916-1917<br><br>


These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included.  
These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included.  


==Websites==
== Web Sites  ==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/id.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/id.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

City Directories[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for all the major cities and many of the smaller cities in Idaho. Many counties also have directories of their residents for scattered years. Many of these directories are in the holdings of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has copies of directories for the following cities. To access those without film numbers listed, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:

  • IDAHO, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES
Boise[edit | edit source]
1902
Family History Library FHL film 1036517 item 3
1905 Family History Library FHL film 1425575 item 5
1915 Family History Library FHL film 1320813 item 4
1918 Family History Library FHL film 908278 item 2
1921, 1923, 1927 Family History Library FHL films 908174-75
1904, 1914-18, etc. Family History Library FHL book 979.628 E4
Coeur d'Alene[edit | edit source]
1905

1908-1917
1923-24
1927-1928
1931-1932
1958-59, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977
Idaho Falls[edit | edit source]
1911-33, 1941

Lewiston[edit | edit source]
1903-04

1908-1911
1916-1917
1931-32
1961, 1963-1967, 1969
Pocatello[edit | edit source]
1905-06
Family History Library FHL fiche 6046575
1921 Family History Library FHL film 1035751 item 6
1903-06, 1927, etc. Family History Library FHL book 979.647/P1 E4p
1927 Family History Library FHL film 1320869 item 8
Rexburg[edit | edit source]
1911-17
1919
1921
1923-24
1926
1928-1933
Twin Falls[edit | edit source]
1912-33
1941-42

Farm Directories[edit | edit source]

The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate.

Ada County, 1917-1918
Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located]
Canyon County, 1916-1917
Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed]
Malheur County, Oregon and Owyhee County, Idaho, 1918-1919
Twin Falls County, 1916-1917

These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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