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==Online Resources==
== Resources for South Dakota Directories ==
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sd South Dakota Online Historical Directories]


==History==
=== Libraries and Archives ===
Directories have been published for various South Dakota cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters.
 
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually. They list heads of households and employed household members with their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.
 
Directories are particularly valuable for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, a directory may be the only source that lists an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area.
 
Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movement of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.
 
Many directories were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents.
 
==Resources for South Dakota Directories==
 
===Libraries and Archives===


'''The Library of Congress'''  
'''The Library of Congress'''  
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These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress.  
These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress.  


*Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890
*Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890  
*Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960
*Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960  
*Huron 1907-1960
*Huron 1907-1960  
*Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960
*Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960  
*Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960
*Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960  
*Sioux Falls 1889-1935
*Sioux Falls 1889-1935  
*Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930
*Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930


===Directories Online===
=== Directories Online ===


*Ancestry.com ($) has South Dakota directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has South Dakota directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


===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 South Dakota including:
 
'''Sioux Falls'''


1890-1891 FS Library film {{FSC|34730|item|disp=1000906}}
The Family History Library has directories for the following:


1902/3-1935 FS Library film {{FSC|619060|item|disp=1843231-1843237}}
'''Sioux Falls'''


1941, 1962, 1968, 1976 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.337%2FS1%20E4p*%22 978.337/S1 E4p]
*1890-1891FHL film 1000906
*1902/3-1935 FHL films 1843231
*1941, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1982 FHL book 978.337/S1 E4p


<br>'''Rapid City'''
<br> '''Rapid City'''  


1960, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.393%20E4p*%22 978.393 E4p]
*1934, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981 FHL book 978.393 E4p


<br>The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at FamilySearch Centers, but may be used at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.  
<br> The Family History Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at Family History Centers, but may be used at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.  


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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. To find these directories in the Family History Library Catalog, do a Locality Search for the town, county, or state, depending on the size of the area an organization may cover. Record types to select include:  


::SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::SOUTH DAKOTA - DIRECTORIES
::SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
::SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES
::SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES  
::SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- SOCIETIES- DIRECTORIES&lt;br


==Websites==
== Web Sites  ==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/sd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/sd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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Resources for South Dakota Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The Library of Congress

These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress.

  • Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890
  • Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960
  • Huron 1907-1960
  • Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960
  • Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960
  • Sioux Falls 1889-1935
  • Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for the following:

Sioux Falls

  • 1890-1891FHL film 1000906
  • 1902/3-1935 FHL films 1843231
  • 1941, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1982 FHL book 978.337/S1 E4p


Rapid City

  • 1934, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981 FHL book 978.393 E4p


The Family History Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at Family History Centers, but may be used at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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. To find these directories in the Family History Library Catalog, do a Locality Search for the town, county, or state, depending on the size of the area an organization may cover. Record types to select include:

SOUTH DAKOTA - DIRECTORIES
SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES
SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES
SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- SOCIETIES- DIRECTORIES<br

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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