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'''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Genealogy|NewYork]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Directories''' {{NY-sidebar}}
'''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Genealogy|NewYork]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Directories''' {{NY-sidebar}}
=== Online Resources ===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49200 Inhabitants of New York, 1774-1776], ($), index/images
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NY/City-Directories.htm New York City Directories] statewide and by county
*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=14 Fold3 City Directories]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ny New York Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49200 Inhabitants of New York, 1774-1776], ($), index/images
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/NY/City-Directories.htm New York City Directories] statewide and by county
*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=14 Fold3 City Directories]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ny New York Online Historical Directories] - listed by county


Directories listing the names, addresses, and occupations of adults have been published for at least 107 New York communities and for 18 New York counties. The [[Family History Library]], [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]] have some of the largest collections of directories. Read an informative article about directories (General and New York) on the [http://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/06/08/direct-me-1786-history-city-directories-US-NYC New York Public Library blog].  
Directories listing the names, addresses, and occupations of adults have been published for at least 107 New York communities and for 18 New York counties. The [[Family History Library]], [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]] have some of the largest collections of directories. Read an informative article about directories (General and New York) on the [http://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/06/08/direct-me-1786-history-city-directories-US-NYC New York Public Library blog].  


== Directories Online  ==
=== The Family History Library  ===
 
*Ancestry.com ($) has a large number of city directories for the state of New York available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_17/city_directories_brooklyn/ Brooklyn City Directories 1862-1913] (4 yrs. missing) available online.
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_18/city_directories_buffalo/ Buffalo City Directories 1828, 1861-1923] (1 yrs. missing) available online.
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_123/city_directories_new_york/ New York City Directories 1786-1922] (6 yrs. missing) available online.
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_664/city_directories_rochester/ Rochester City Directories 1861-1889] (3 yrs. missing) available online.
 
== The Family History Library  ==


'''Brooklyn'''  
'''Brooklyn'''  
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The cities and years available are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES.  
The cities and years available are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES.  


== Web Sites  ==
=== Web Sites  ===


*[http://catalog.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Catalog]  
*[http://catalog.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Catalog]  
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*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ny.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ny.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


== References  ==
=== References  ===
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Directories listing the names, addresses, and occupations of adults have been published for at least 107 New York communities and for 18 New York counties. The Family History Library, Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library have some of the largest collections of directories. Read an informative article about directories (General and New York) on the New York Public Library blog.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Brooklyn

Buffalo

New York City

The cities and years available are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under NEW YORK, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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