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==Online Resources==


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories]  
*''Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830''. Online at: [https://archive.org/details/directoryofscots00dobs Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48518/ Ancestry ($)] - index, [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-56427/directory-of-scots-in-the-carolinas-1680-1830-volume-1 MyHeritage ($)] - Vol. 1 - index.
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc_directoryscottishnorthamerica1680-1830_vol1 Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830. Volume 1], index, ($)[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806352310_directoryscotscarolinas_vol2 Vol. 2] ($)


==History==
[[Image:1852 Charleston City Directory.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of South Carolina.


==Resources for South Carolina Directories==
=== Resources for South Carolina Directories ===


===Libraries and Archives===
==== Libraries and Archives ====


The [https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] has a special collection of [https://chls-mt.iii.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1015911__SDirectories__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Charleston directories] dating from 1782, for in library use.
The [http://69.63.217.22/C95007Staff/OPAC/search/AdvancedSearch.asp Charleston Library Society] has a special collection of Charleston directories dating from 1782.  


You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina Archives and Libraries]].
You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina Archives and Libraries]].  


===Directories Online===
==== Directories Online ====


*Some city directories are found online at [http://www.google.com/search?q=south+carolina+directories&tbm=bks&tbo=1&safe=active www.booksgoogle.com] or at [http://www.archive.org www.archive.org].
*Some city directories are found online at [http://www.google.com/search?q=south+carolina+directories&tbm=bks&tbo=1&safe=active www.booksgoogle.com] or at [http://www.archive.org www.archive.org].
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*Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina 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 South Carolina including:  
The Family History Library has directories for:  


'''Columbia'''  
'''Columbia'''  


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|1859, 1860
| '''Year of Directory'''
|FS Library microfiche {{FSC|534491|item|disp=6043826-27}} <br>
| '''Family History Library'''
|-
|-
|1903-32, 1934-35
| 1859, 1860
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|534491|item|disp=1759654-62}}
| Microfiche {{FHL|534491|item|disp=6043826-27}} <br>
|-
|-
|1931 etc.
| 1903-32, 1934-35
|FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22975.77%20E4h*%22 975.77 E4h]
| Microfilm {{FHL|534491|item|disp=1759654-62}}
|-
| 1931  
| Book {{FHL|807703|item|disp=975.77 E4h}}
|}
|}


'''Charleston'''  
'''Charleston'''  


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|1796 <br>
| '''Year of Directory'''
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|109694|item|disp=000620 item 2}}  <br>
| '''Family History Library'''
|-
|-
|1866-1934
| 1796 <br>
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|533591|item|disp=1376645}}
| Microfilm {{FHL|109694|item|disp=000620 item 2}}&nbsp; <br>
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|-
|1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, <br> 1824, 1836, 1856, 1860
| 1866-1934
|FS Library microfiche {{FSC|533591|item|disp=6052954}}
| Microfilm {{FHL|533591|item|disp=1376645}}
|-
| 1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, <br>&nbsp;1824, 1836, 1856, 1860  
| Microfiche {{FHL|533591|item|disp=6052954}}
|}
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
=== Web Sites  ===
 
::SOUTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::SOUTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories] Identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online at both free and pay-to-access websites.
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories] Identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online at both free and pay-to-access websites.
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[[Category:South Carolina, United States|Directories]]
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Revision as of 13:52, 5 April 2017

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

1852 Charleston City Directory.jpg

Resources for South Carolina Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The Charleston Library Society has a special collection of Charleston directories dating from 1782.

You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

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

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for:

Columbia

Year of Directory Family History Library
1859, 1860 Microfiche 6043826-27
1903-32, 1934-35 Microfilm 1759654-62
1931 Book 975.77 E4h

Charleston

Year of Directory Family History Library
1796
Microfilm 000620 item 2 
1866-1934 Microfilm 1376645
1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809,
 1824, 1836, 1856, 1860
Microfiche 6052954

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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