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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia.
 
==Online Resources==
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv West Virginia Online Historical Directories]


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


==Resources for West Virginia Directories==
==== Libraries and Archives  ====


===Libraries and Archives===
==== Directories Online  ====


===Directories Online===
Ancestry.com ($) has West Virginia directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($)


===The FamilySearch Library===
==== 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 directories for:  


'''Charleston'''  
'''Charleston'''  


1899-1934, 1940, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Kanawha, Charleston - Directories|subject|subject-id=1774610955|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}}  
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1899-1900
| Family History Library {{FHL|256514|title-id|disp=film 940405 item 4}}
|-
| 1922, 1930, 1940
| Family History Library {{FHL|975.437 E4p|disp=book 975.437 E4p}}
|}


'''Huntington'''  
'''Huntington'''  


1891, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991 {{FSC|United States, West Virginia, Cabell, Huntington - Directories|subject|subject-id=1757241889|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}}
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1899-1900
| Family History Library film 940405 item 4 <br>(same as above for Charleston)
|-
| 1930
| Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|975.442%2FH1 E4p|disp=book 975.442/H1 E4p}}
|}


'''Wheeling'''  
'''Wheeling'''  


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}}  
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
 
|-
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
| 1839  
| Family History Library {{FHL|533745|title-id|disp=fiche 6044636}}
|-
| 1851  
| Family History Library {{FHL|533745|title-id|disp=fiche 6044637}}
|-
| 1899-1900
| Family History Library {{FHL|256514|title-id|disp=film 940405 item 4}} <br>(same as above for Charleston)
|-
| 1903/4-1934
| Family History Library {{FHL|533745|title-id|disp=films 1760298-303}} <br>
|-
| 1921-1922
| Family History Library {{FHL|975.41 E4p|disp=book 975.41 E4p}}
|}


::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
To find directories for other cities in West Virginia look in the Family History Library catalog under [Town] or [County] West Virginia then click on [Directories].&nbsp;<br>
::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==
=== Web Sites  ===


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


{{West Virginia|West Virginia}} {{U.S. Directories}}  
{{West Virginia|West Virginia}} {{U.S. Directories}}  


[[Category:West Virginia, United States|Directories]]  
[[Category:West_Virginia|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
[[Category:United States Directories]]

Revision as of 09:24, 22 September 2011

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

Resources for West Virginia Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com ($) has West Virginia directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for:

Charleston

1899-1900 Family History Library film 940405 item 4
1922, 1930, 1940 Family History Library book 975.437 E4p

Huntington

1899-1900 Family History Library film 940405 item 4
(same as above for Charleston)
1930 Family History Library book 975.442/H1 E4p

Wheeling

1839 Family History Library fiche 6044636
1851 Family History Library fiche 6044637
1899-1900 Family History Library film 940405 item 4
(same as above for Charleston)
1903/4-1934 Family History Library films 1760298-303
1921-1922 Family History Library book 975.41 E4p

To find directories for other cities in West Virginia look in the Family History Library catalog under [Town] or [County] West Virginia then click on [Directories]. 

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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Links to West Virginia-related articles (see also Virginia-related articles)
Topics
Counties
Major
Repositories
Boyd County Public Library (Ashland, KY) · Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library · Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA) · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia (Richmond, VA) · Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (Lancaster, VA) · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library · Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Chicago Library (Chicago, IL) · Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, VA) · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · West Virginia Archives and History · West Virginia University Wise Library · West Virginia Vital Registration Office
Migration
Routes
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