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== | ==Online Resources== | ||
{| class="plain" | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8983 Idaho City Directories] Index and images ($)<br><br> | ||
==History== | |||
City and county directories are similar to telephone books and are useful 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 are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, they may be the only source to list an ancestor who was not registered to vote, did not attend church, did not pay taxes, or did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area. They are also useful tools for studying occupations and migration patterns. | |||
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Idaho. | |||
==Resources for Idaho Directories== | |||
===Libraries and Archives=== | |||
[http://history.idaho.gov/search/google Idaho State Archives] in Boise. | |||
=== Directories Online === | |||
===FamilySearch Library=== | |||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Idaho including: | |||
'''Boise''' | |||
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | |||
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| | |1918 | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library film 908278 item 2}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1921, 1923, 1927 | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library films 908174-75}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1904, 1914-18, etc. | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.628%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.628 E4p] | ||
|} | |||
'''Coeur d'Alene''' | |||
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1905, 1908-1917, 1923-24, | ||
| | 1927-1928, 1931-1932 | ||
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|1047044|item|disp=FS Library film 2308618,}} | |||
{{FSC|1047044|item|disp=2308623, 2308624}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1958-59, 1963, 1966, | ||
| | 1967, 1970, 1977 | ||
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.694%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.694 E4p] | |||
|} | |} | ||
'''Pocatello''' | |||
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| | |1905-06 | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046575}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1921 | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library film 1035751 item 6}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1927 | |1927, 1957, 1962, etc. | ||
| | |FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.647%2FP1%20E4p*%22%20%2Bavailability%3A%22Family%20History%20Library%22 FS Library book 979.647/P1 E4p] | ||
|} | |} | ||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
::IDAHO, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
::IDAHO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
===Farm Directories=== | |||
The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate. | |||
:[[Ada County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Ada County]], 1917-1918 | |||
:Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located] | |||
:[[Canyon County, Idaho#Directories|Canyon County]], 1916-1917 | |||
:Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed] | |||
:Malheur County, Oregon and [[Owyhee County, Idaho#Directories|Owyhee County]], Idaho, 1918-1919 | |||
:[[Twin Falls County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Twin Falls County]], 1916-1917<br><br> | |||
These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included. | |||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/id.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | |||
{{Idaho|Idaho}} {{U.S. Directories}} | |||
[[Category:Idaho, United States|Directories]] | |||
[[Category:United States Directories]] | |||
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