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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

1878 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
Washington Online Historical Directories - listed by county
Pacific Coast Directory, 1867 ($)
Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91 ($)
Seattle, Washington City Directories, 1888-90 ($)
Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93 ($)
Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902 ($) Index/images.
Prior to 1965 Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images. Also on *Ancestry.com, ($), index
Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862
Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864

History[edit | edit source]

Directories have been published for various Alabama 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.

Resources for Washington Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory : 1901-1902. (If the link does not work, go to ancestry.com ($), click Search, select Card Catalog, paste Title into search box, click Search)

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

Prior to 1965 Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862
Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

Seattle

Various years from 1872 - 1981 Seattle City Directories

Spokane

Various years from 1889 - 1985 Spokane City Directories

Tacoma

Various years from 1889 - 1935 Tacoma City Directories

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

WASHINGTON, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

US City Directories This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Washington (Library of Congress)

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-=== Directories Online  ===
+==Online Resources==
+*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wa Washington Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4727 Pacific Coast Directory, 1867] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4860 Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4517 Seattle, Washington City Directories, 1888-90] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4840 Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($) Index/images.
+*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images. Also on *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60232 Ancestry.com], ($), index
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]<br><br>
-*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
+== History ==
-*{{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} (FamilySearch Historical Records)
+Directories have been published for various Alabama 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.
-=== The Family History Library  ===
+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.
-The Family History Library has directories for the following:
+== Resources for Washington Directories ==
+=== Libraries and Archives ===
+===Directories Online===
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 ''Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory : 1901-1902.''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
+*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
+{{Tip|Click "6 Things to Find In City Directories" from the Ancestry.com search page. Very helpful information.}}
+*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
+*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]
+===The FamilySearch Library===
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Washington including:
 '''Seattle'''
-Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FHL|436983|subject_id|disp=Seattle City Directories}}
+Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FSC|436983|subject_id|disp=Seattle City Directories}}
 '''Spokane'''
-Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FHL|439499|subject_id|disp=Spokane City Directories}}
+Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FSC|439499|subject_id|disp=Spokane City Directories}}
 '''Tacoma'''
-Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FHL|419141|subject_id|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}
+Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FSC|419141|subject_id|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}
-For any other cities or towns try a Place-names Search in the FHL catalog for:
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
-:*WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES
-=== Web Sites  ===
+::WASHINGTON, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
-*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
+==Websites==
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
+*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/wa.html U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room] - Washington (Library of Congress)
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