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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1749-1940''' {{RecordSearch|3754697|United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990}} at FamilySearch - [[United States City and Business Directories - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1822-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995] at Ancestry - index & images ($) ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 free at FamilySearch Centers]) | |||
*'''1950-1993''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1788 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1950-1993''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1732/ U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?utm_source=organic_google&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=city_directories&utm_content=city_directories&trl= U.S. City Directories] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.fold3.com/browse?general.title.content.type=directory:City+Directories&place=rel.148838:United+States+of+America United States City Directores] at Fold3 - index & images ($); [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#223%7C free at FamilySearch centers,] dates vary by location, incomplete | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home United States Online Historical Directories] - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.<br> | |||
== Why were Directories Created == | == Why were Directories Created == | ||
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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Time Period of availability: Directories have been published usually annually (yearly) since the early 1800's. City and county directories are similar to present day telephone | Time Period of availability: Directories have been published usually annually (yearly) since the early 1800's. City and county directories are similar to present day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. | ||
Local public and university libraries generally have directories for their region. The Library of Congress has the largest collection of city and county directories. | Local public and university libraries generally have directories for their region. The Library of Congress has the largest collection of city and county directories. | ||
== Locating Directories == | == Locating Directories == | ||
===Finding Aids=== | ===Finding Aids=== | ||
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*[https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/united-states-directories-and-almanacs United States Directories & Almanacs] at findmypast, Index. | *[https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/united-states-directories-and-almanacs United States Directories & Almanacs] at findmypast, Index. | ||
=== Directories at the | === Directories at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The ''' | The '''FamilySearch Library '''has a comprehensive collection, City Directories of the United States, reproduced on microform by Research Publications. This includes 336 cities and regions from the late 1700s to 1935. The pre-1860 city directories are on more than 6,000 microfiche. Directories for 1861 to 1935 are on 1,118 microfilms. These and other directories are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] under | ||
::[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIESFamilySearch Catalog U.S. City Directories, 1795-1860 Microfiche 6013501-6044684<br> | ::[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIESFamilySearch Catalog U.S. City Directories, 1795-1860 Microfiche 6013501-6044684<br> | ||
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