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== Online Resources ==
==Online Resources==
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv West Virginia Online Historical Directories]


== History ==
==History==
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.  


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===Directories Online===
===Directories Online===
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($)


*'''1882-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Wheeling, West Virginia Directories.
===The FamilySearch Library===
*'''1902-1960''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) 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.
*[https://archive.is/SgMBb West Virginia City Directory]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/brooke Brooke County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/cabell Cabell County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/harrison Harrison County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/ohio Ohio County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/wood Wood County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br>


===The Family History Library===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of West Virginia including:  
 
The [[Family History 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}}  
1899-1934, 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}}   
1891, 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}}  
1837, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Ohio, Wheeling - Directories|subject|subject-id=283806935|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}}  


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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