Nebraska Directories: Difference between revisions

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 14:17, 24 October 2023

Nebraska Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Nebraska Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources

US City Directories, Nebraska, index by county
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska ($)
Nebraska City/County Directories at History Nebraska, index.

History

Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.

Resources for Nebraska Directories

Libraries and Archives

Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the Census article).

The History Nebraska has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The Nebraska State Genealogical Society's book library housed at the Beatrice Public Library has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories.

Directories Online

Ancestry.com ($) has Nebraska directories in their U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York.
Distant Cousin.com has a 1914 Omaha, Nebraska city directory.
US City Directories identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

The FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Nebraska including:

Beatrice

1959, 1966, 1986, 1990

FS Library Book 978.2286/B1 E4p

Omaha

1941-1990	FS Library Book 978.2254/O1 E4p
1895-1900	FS Library Film 1000697-1000698

Business Directories

1878. Wolfe, J.M. Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, and Government Forts, Located upon the Lines of the Following Named Railroads: Union Pacific, Ohamha & Northwestern, Sioux City & Pacific, Omaha & Republican Valley, Colorado Central, Utah Northern, Utah Central, Utah Western, Utah Southern, Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd, Wahsath & Jordan Valley, and American Fork Railroad and towns in the Blackhills. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Republican Book and Job Printing, 1878. FS Library film 1004514 item 3.

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

NEBRASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

NEBRASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Nebraska|Nebraska]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Nebraska_Directories|Directories]]''__NOTOC__
+{{NE-sidebar}}
+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Nebraska]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Nebraska Directories|Directories]]
+}}
+__NOTOC__
-__TOC__
+==Online Resources==
-== Record Synopsis  ==
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories, Nebraska], index by county
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska] ($)
+*[https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska Nebraska City/County Directories] at History Nebraska, index.<br>
-A directory is defined as a “book containing names, addresses, and occupations of inhabitants.” It may also be “any list or compilation, usually in book or pamphlet form, of persons, professional organizations, firms or corporations.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black’s Law Dictionary: Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern'', 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 415, “directory.”</ref> Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.
+==History==
-The sections below provide information about Nebraska directories. For further information about directories in general, see [[United States Directories]].
+Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.
-== City Directories  ==
+==Resources for Nebraska Directories==
-Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the [[Nebraska Census|Census]] article). The directories have been microfilmed and are available for purchase from the Nebraska State Historical Society.
+===Libraries and Archives===
-==== Online Resources  ====
+Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the [[Nebraska Census|Census]] article).
-*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has Nebraska directories in&nbsp;their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York.
+The [https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska History Nebraska] has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The [https://nsgs.org/ Nebraska State Genealogical Society's] book library housed at the [http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/online_catalog.htm Beatrice Public Library] has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories.
-*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/NV/ Distant Cousin.com] has a 1914 Omaha, Nebraksa city directory.
-*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
-==== The Family History Library (FHL) ====
+===Directories Online===
-The Family History Library has a copy of the 1878 business directory of cities, towns, and forts along the railroads of Nebraska, Colorado, and Utah (Family History Library film {{FHL|51112|title-id|disp=1004514 item 3}}).
+*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has Nebraska directories in their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York.
+*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/NV/ Distant Cousin.com] has a 1914 Omaha, Nebraska city directory.
-The Family History Library has directories for:
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
-'''Omaha'''
+===The FamilySearch Library===
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Nebraska including:
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+'''Beatrice'''
-|-
+{|
-| 1866-1935
+|1959, 1966, 1986, 1990
-| Family History Library {{FHL|545787|title-id|disp=film 1377220}}—&nbsp;
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.2286%2FB1%20E4p*%22 FS Library Book 978.2286/B1 E4p]
-|-
-| 1941, 1959, etc.
-| Family History Library {{FHL|803044|title-id|disp=book 978.2254/O1 E4p}}
 |}
+'''Omaha'''
-'''Lincoln'''
+{|
+|1941-1990
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.2254%2FO1%20E4p*%22 FS Library Book 978.2254/O1 E4p]
-|-
-| 1923 <br>
-| Family History Library {{FHL|13000|title-id|disp=film 1035751 item 10}}
 |-
-| 1940, 1960, etc.
+|1895-1900
-| Family History Library {{FHL|13000|title-id|disp=book 978.2293/L1 E4p; film 1320578 item 2}}&nbsp;
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/108199 FS Library Film 1000697-1000698]
 |}
-== Libraries, Archives and Societies  ==
+Business Directories
-"Most libraries, historical societies, and archives at the state level have fairly extensive collections of in-state directories and may also have directories from major out-of-state&nbsp;cities."<ref>Remington, Gordon L., "Directories," in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors, ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy'', 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006), chap. 8, p. 327.</ref> The [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska Historical Society] has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The [http://www.nesgs.org/ Nebraska State Genealogical Society's] book library housed at the [http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/online_catalog.htm Beatrice Public Library] has a&nbsp;great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories.
+*'''1878. '''Wolfe, J.M. ''Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, and Government Forts, Located upon the Lines of the Following Named Railroads: Union Pacific, Ohamha &amp; Northwestern, Sioux City &amp; Pacific, Omaha &amp; Republican Valley, Colorado Central, Utah Northern, Utah Central, Utah Western, Utah Southern, Bingham Canyon &amp; Camp Floyd, Wahsath &amp; Jordan Valley, and American Fork Railroad and towns in the Blackhills''. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Republican Book and Job Printing, 1878. {{FSC|51112|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1004514 item 3}}.
-== References  ==
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
-<references />
+::NEBRASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::NEBRASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
+==Websites==
 {{Nebraska|Nebraska}} {{U.S. Directories}}
-[[Category:Nebraska|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+[[Category:Nebraska, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]