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-{{Texas-stub}}''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Texas|Texas]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas Directories|Directories]]'' {{Adoption TXGenWeb}}
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+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[Texas, United States Genealogy|Texas]]
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+| link5=[[Texas Directories|Directories]]
+}}
-Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Texas.
+==Online Resources==
-=== Resources for Texas Directories ===
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/tx Texas Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
+*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TX/City-Directories.htm Texas City Directories]
-==== Libraries and Archives ====
+==History==
+Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. These often list all the adult residents of a city or an area. They are similar to modern telephone books. Beside addresses and occupations, they may also give locations of streets and voting districts which will help you locate other records.
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Utah. Some directories cover several cities.
+==Resources for Texas Directories==
-==== Directories Online ====
+===Libraries and Archives===
-[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_67/city_directories_dallas Dallas City Directories 1878-1823] (8 yrs. missing) available online.
+===Directories Online===
-==== The Family History Library ====
+*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_67/city_directories_dallas Dallas City Directories 1878-1923] (8 yrs. missing) available online.
+*Ancestry.com ($) has Texas directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
-The Family History Library has the following directories for Dallas:
+===The FamilySearch Library===
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Texas including:
-|-
-| 1875-1935 <br>
-| Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|536102|title-id|disp=films 1376774}}—
-|-
-| 1916, 1918, 1941, 1960, 1964, 1970, <br>1975, and 1979
-| Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|806123|title-id|disp=book 976.42812 E4pj}}
-|}
-The Family History Library has city directories for as early as 1856 for Galveston, Austin (1857), Houston (1866), and San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas (1877).
+'''Dallas'''
-Directories of heads of households have also been published for some cities in Texas. These and other directories can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under:
+-1935 FS Library film {{FSC|536102|item|disp=1376774}}
-::TEXAS- DIRECTORIES
+, 1918, 1960, 1964 etc. FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22976.42812%20E4pj*%22 book 976.42812 E4pj]
-::TEXAS, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES
-::TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES
-=== Web Sites  ===
+'''Galveston'''
-*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/citydirs.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission]
+-1991 FS Library film {{FSC|539653|item|disp=6043923}}
-*[http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm Cyndi's List City Directories]
+, 1982 FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22976.4139%2FG1%20E4p*%22 976.4139/G1 E4p]
+'''Fort Worth'''
+-1994 FS Library film {{FSC|534822|item|disp=1376877}}
+, 1960, 1965, 1970 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22976.453%20E4pm*%22 976.453 E4pm]
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
+::TEXAS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
+==Websites==
+*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/citydirs.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission]
+*[http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm Cyndi's List City Directories]
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/tx.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 {{Texas|Texas}} {{U.S. Directories}}
-[[Category:Texas|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+ [[Category:Texas, United States]]
+ Directories]]
+   [[Category:United States Directories]]