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Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Book:_American_State,_County,_and_Town_Sources "Redbook"] for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our [[Geographic Resources]] page. | Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Book:_American_State,_County,_and_Town_Sources "Redbook"] for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our [[Geographic Resources]] page. | ||
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Here are a few sites that have either online city directories or links:
- Directories
- FamilySearch Books - enter "city directory" in the search box
- FamilySearch Wiki - click on map or enter state or country in search box
- Online Genealogy Records by Location - FamilySearch Wiki page
- Ancestry - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
- MyHeritage - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
- Fold3 - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
- Heritage Quest - available through some public libraries - search by location
- Internet Archive - search by location or enter "city directory" in the search box
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - enter "city directory" in the search box
- Google Books - enter "city directory" in the search box
- Hathi Trust - enter "city directory" in the search box
- Online Historical Directories
- City Directories of the United States
- Don's City Directories
- Cyndi's List - city Directories
- US GenWeb - content varies by state and county
- FamilySearch Catalog - Search by State, County, or City
Here are a few noteworthy online City Directory collections:
- Cincinnati (OH), 1819-1941
- Erie (PA), 1878-1909 – Death Register (available on Ancestry)
- Jacksonville (FL), 1876-1925
- Indianapolis (IN), 1855-2001
- Minneapolis (MN), 1859-1922
- New York City (NY), 1795- 1923
- Pittsburgh (PA), 1815-1945
- Rochester (NY), 1827-1930
- San Francisco (CA), 1850-1982
- Berliner Adressbücher, 1799-1943 - Berlin City Directories
- University of Leicester, 1760’s to 1910 (England & Wales)
Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or "Redbook" for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our Geographic Resources page. |