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


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ms Mississippi Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ms Mississippi Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>
 
=== History ===
==History==


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Mississippi.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Mississippi.  


==Resources for Mississippi Directories==
=== Resources for Mississippi Directories ===


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


Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.  
Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.  


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


Ancestry.com ($) has Mississippi directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.  
Ancestry.com ($) has Mississippi 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 Mississippi including:
 
'''Vicksburg'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|1860, 1906-1935
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|533785|title-id|disp=films 1841749-; fiche 6044616}} for 1860).
|}
'''Natchez'''
{| class="wikitable"
|1922-23
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|141273|title-id|disp=book 976.226/N1 E4p}}
|}
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


::MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
The Family History Library has 1860 city directories for Vicksburg.&nbsp; (Family History Library {{FHL|141273|title-id|disp=book 976.226/N1 E4p}}; 1860, 1906-1935; Family History Library {{FHL|533785|title-id|disp=films 1841749-; fiche 6044616}} for 1860).
::MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==
=== Websites ===


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ms.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ms.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]

History[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Mississippi.

Resources for Mississippi Directories[edit | edit source]

= Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

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

The Family History Library =[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has 1860 city directories for Vicksburg.  (Family History Library book 976.226/N1 E4p; 1860, 1906-1935; Family History Library films 1841749-; fiche 6044616 for 1860).

Websites[edit | edit source]

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