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*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ky.htm US City Directories, Kentucky] | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ky.htm US City Directories, Kentucky] | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ky Kentucky Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br> | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ky Kentucky Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br> | ||
*'''1881-1882''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-72989/kentucky-state-gazetteer-and-business-directory-1881-1882?s=275764761 Kentucky State Gazetteer And Business Directory, 1881 - 1882] at MyHeritage — images ($) | |||
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=== Libraries and Archives === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library, Kentucky Historical Society, Filson Club, Kentucky Room at the Lexington Central Public Library, University of Kentucky, and other Kentucky repositories have collections of city and county directories. | ||
Many groups have created directories of their organizational structure and members or personnel. Companies may create directories of their subscribers. The directories that were published for public distribution are the ones most likely to find their way into libraries and archives. Typical examples of directories that may be found in an archive are city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. These directories may range in scope from local to international. Often the most recent edition of a directory is the only one an archive will have available. | Many groups have created directories of their organizational structure and members or personnel. Companies may create directories of their subscribers. The directories that were published for public distribution are the ones most likely to find their way into libraries and archives. Typical examples of directories that may be found in an archive are city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. These directories may range in scope from local to international. Often the most recent edition of a directory is the only one an archive will have available. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has directories from throughout the state of Kentucky. Many were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents. | ||
===Online Directories=== | ===Online Directories=== | ||
==== City Directories ==== | ==== City Directories ==== | ||
[http://www.fold3.com/title_88/city_directories_louisville Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923] | [http://www.fold3.com/title_88/city_directories_louisville Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923] –Fold3.com ($) available online. | ||
[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Kentucky/Default.aspx?category=37 Kentucky Schools, Directories and Church Histories] Ancestry.com ($). Scroll through the list of available cities. | [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Kentucky/Default.aspx?category=37 Kentucky Schools, Directories and Church Histories] Ancestry.com ($). Scroll through the list of available cities. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27928 Governors of Kentucky, 1792-1942] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27928 Governors of Kentucky, 1792-1942] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25617 Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) city directory, 1927 | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25617 Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) city directory, 1927 : embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citize] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
City directories also exist for Covington and Newport from the mid-1800s to the 1930s. Some of them are published with Cincinnati directories. During these years Covington was more populous than Lexington. | City directories also exist for Covington and Newport from the mid-1800s to the 1930s. Some of them are published with Cincinnati directories. During these years Covington was more populous than Lexington. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8982 Kentucky City Directories] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8982 Kentucky City Directories] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
====State Directories==== | ====State Directories==== | ||
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Directories pertaining to the state of Kentucky include: | Directories pertaining to the state of Kentucky include: | ||
*''Kentucky (State) Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980–1984. {{ | *''Kentucky (State) Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980–1984. {{FSC|529424|title-id|disp=FS Library fiche 6044020}} The directory includes the years 1859 to 1860 and is arranged alphabetically by city. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28667 Kentucky | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28667 Kentucky : a guide to the Bluegrass State] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22759 Reprints of Littell's Political transactions in and concerning Kentucky | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22759 Reprints of Littell's Political transactions in and concerning Kentucky : and letter of George Nicholas to his friend in Virgi] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28670 Annual report of the quarter-master general to the governor of the state of Kentucky for the year 1865-6] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28670 Annual report of the quarter-master general to the governor of the state of Kentucky for the year 1865-6] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at FamilySearch Center. [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search Find a FamilySearch location] near you.</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/?f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=directories Kentucky Directories] | *[http://kdl.kyvl.org/?f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=directories Kentucky Directories] | ||
For a directory to Kentucky businesses, see ''Kentucky Places and People: R.L. Polk and Co.’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895–96'', mentioned in [[Kentucky Gazetteers]] {{ | For a directory to Kentucky businesses, see ''Kentucky Places and People: R.L. Polk and Co.’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895–96'', mentioned in [[Kentucky Gazetteers]] {{FSC|5234|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 E4k}} . | ||
Multiple-city directories exist for some Kentucky cities and their neighboring cities in adjacent states, such as: | Multiple-city directories exist for some Kentucky cities and their neighboring cities in adjacent states, such as: | ||
*''Gardner and Gaines. Business Directory: Of Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Russelville, Clarksville, Woodburn, Franklin, Gallatin & Glasgow for 1876–77''. 1876. Reprint, (Franklin, KY: Simpson County Archives, 199–). {{ | *''Gardner and Gaines. Business Directory: Of Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Russelville, Clarksville, Woodburn, Franklin, Gallatin & Glasgow for 1876–77''. 1876. Reprint, (Franklin, KY: Simpson County Archives, 199–). {{FSC|679108|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6111317; book 976.9 E4g}} This directory is arranged by town and then by occupation and alphabetically by name. | ||
=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Kentucky including: | ||
'''Louisville''' | '''Louisville''' | ||
1861, 1864-1935 {{ | 1861, 1864-1935 {{FSC|530821|item|disp=FS Library film 1376990 (first of 57 films)}} | ||
'''Lexington''' | '''Lexington''' | ||
1806-1935 {{ | 1806-1935 {{FSC|530196|film|disp=FS Library fiche 6044043–6; film 1759869 (first of 8 films)}} (many of the directories for the earlier years are missing or were never published) | ||
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See [[United States Directories]] for more detailed information on these directories. | Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See [[United States Directories]] for more detailed information on these directories. | ||
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