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<br> For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the FamilySearch Library has name directories such as:  
<br> For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the FamilySearch Library has name directories such as:  


{{Block indent|1=*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/534977-the-colonial-virginia-register-a-list-of-governors-councillors-and-other-higher-officials-and-also-of-members-of-the-house-of-burgesses-and-revolutionary-conventions-of-the-colony-of-virginia?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. ''Also at:'' [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009008916 Hathitrust]; {{WorldCat|1259692|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.|2=1}}
:*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/534977-the-colonial-virginia-register-a-list-of-governors-councillors-and-other-higher-officials-and-also-of-members-of-the-house-of-burgesses-and-revolutionary-conventions-of-the-colony-of-virginia?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. ''Also at:'' [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009008916 Hathitrust]; {{WorldCat|1259692|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.


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


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::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
{{Block indent|VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES|2}}
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


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==Websites==


*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory]
*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory]

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City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records 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 have been published for various cities and counties since the mid 1800s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households and landowners.

Resources for Virginia Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

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

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Virginia including:

Richmond City


Norfolk City


For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the FamilySearch Library has name directories such as:

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]


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gone to WV
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Major
Repositories
Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration
Routes
Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown
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