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| | Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Texas. For example, the Family History Library has the following directories for Dallas: |
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| ==Online Resources==
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| | | 1875-1935 <br> |
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| | | 1916, 1918, 1941, 1960, 1964, 1970, <br>1975, and 1979 |
| | | FHL book 976.42812 E4pj |
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| *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/tx Texas Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
| | 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). |
| *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TX/City-Directories.htm Texas City Directories]
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| ==History== | | === Web Sites === |
| 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.
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| Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Utah. Some directories cover several cities.
| | [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/citydirs.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission] |
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| ==Resources for Texas Directories==
| | [http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm Cyndi's List City Directories] |
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| ===Libraries and Archives===
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| ===Directories Online===
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| *[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_67/city_directories_dallas Dallas City Directories 1878-1923] (8 yrs. missing) available online.
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| *Ancestry.com ($) has Texas directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
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| ===The FamilySearch Library===
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Texas including:
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| '''Dallas'''
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| 1875-1935 FS Library film {{FSC|536102|item|disp=1376774}}
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| 1916, 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]
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| '''Galveston'''
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| 1856-1991 FS Library film {{FSC|539653|item|disp=6043923}}
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| 1971, 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]
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| '''Fort Worth'''
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| 1877-1994 FS Library film {{FSC|534822|item|disp=1376877}}
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| 1941, 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]
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| To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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| ::TEXAS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
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| ::TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
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| ==Websites==
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| *[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/citydirs.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission]
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| *[http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm Cyndi's List City Directories]
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| *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/tx.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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