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+==Online Resources==
+[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv West Virginia Online Historical Directories]
+==History==
 Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.
-=== Resources for West Virginia Directories  ===
+==Resources for West Virginia Directories==
-==== Libraries and Archives  ====
-==== Directories Online  ====
-*'''1882-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Wheeling, West Virginia Directories.
-*'''1902-1960''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Huntington, West Virginia Directories.
-*'''1903-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Charleston, West Virginia Directories.
-Other West Virginia cities with various years are available in the Ancestry city directories collection.
+===Libraries and Archives===
-*'''1895''' [http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/WV/ Huntington, West Virginia City Directory] -free database with images.
+===Directories Online===
-*'''1923''' [http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/WV/ Clarksburg, West Virginia City Directory] -free database with images
+[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($)
-==== The Family History Library  ====
+===The FamilySearch Library===
-The Family History Library has microfilmed and book directories for:
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of West Virginia including:
-''Charleston''
+'''Charleston'''
-'''1899-1934, 1940, 1991''' {{FHL|448378|subject_id|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}}<br>
+-1934, 1940, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Kanawha, Charleston - Directories|subject|subject-id=1774610955|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}}
-''Huntington''
+'''Huntington'''
-'''1891, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991''' {{FHL|448999|subject_id|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}} <br>
+, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Cabell, Huntington - Directories|subject|subject-id=1757241889|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}}
-''Wheeling''
+'''Wheeling'''
-'''1837, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934''' {{FHL|448390|subject_id|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}}
+, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Ohio, Wheeling - Directories|subject|subject-id=283806935|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}}
-<br>
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
-To find directories for other cities in West Virginia look in the FamilySearch Catalog under [Town] or [County] West Virginia then select [Directories].<br>
+::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
-=== Websites  ===
+==Websites==
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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