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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Idaho. For example, the Family History Library has:
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=== Boise ===
==Online Resources==


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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8983 Idaho City Directories] Index and images ($)<br><br>
| 1902 <br />
 
| FHL film 1036517 item 3 <br />
==History==
City and county directories are similar to telephone books and are useful for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.
 
Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, they may be the only source to list an ancestor who was not registered to vote, did not attend church, did not pay taxes, or 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. They are also useful tools for studying occupations and migration patterns.
 
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Idaho.
 
==Resources for Idaho Directories==
 
===Libraries and Archives===
 
[http://history.idaho.gov/search/google Idaho State Archives] in Boise.
 
=== Directories Online ===
 
===FamilySearch Library===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Idaho including:
 
'''Boise'''
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| 1905
|1918
| FHL film 1425575 item 5
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library film 908278 item 2}}
|-
|-
| 1915
|1921, 1923, 1927
| FHL film 1320813 item 4
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79258|item|disp=FS Library films 908174-75}}
|-
|-
| 1918
|1904, 1914-18, etc.
| FHL film 908278 item 2
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.628%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.628 E4p]
|}
'''Coeur d'Alene'''
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| 1921, 1923, 1927
|1905, 1908-1917, 1923-24,  
| FHL films 908174-75
1927-1928, 1931-1932
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1047044 FS Library film 2308618,]
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1047044 2308623, 2308624]
|-
|-
| 1904, 1914-18, etc.
|1958-59, 1963, 1966,
| FHL book 979.628 E4p
1967, 1970, 1977
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.694%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 979.694 E4p]
|}
|}


=== Pocatello ===
'''Pocatello'''
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain"
| 1905-06 <br />
| FHL fiche 6046575
|-
|-
| 1921
|1905-06
| FHL film 1035751 item 6
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6046575}}
|-
|-
| 1903-06, 1927, etc.
|1921
| FHL book 979.647/P1 E4p
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|79980|item|disp=FS Library film 1035751 item 6}}
|-
|-
| 1927
|1927, 1957, 1962, etc.
| FHL film 1320869 item 8
|FamilySearch Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.647%2FP1%20E4p*%22%20%2Bavailability%3A%22Family%20History%20Library%22 FS Library book 979.647/P1 E4p]
|}
|}
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
::IDAHO, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::IDAHO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
===Farm Directories===
The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate.
:[[Ada County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Ada County]], 1917-1918
:Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located]
:[[Canyon County, Idaho#Directories|Canyon County]], 1916-1917
:Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed]
:Malheur County, Oregon and [[Owyhee County, Idaho#Directories|Owyhee County]], Idaho, 1918-1919
:[[Twin Falls County, Idaho#Farm_Directories|Twin Falls County]], 1916-1917<br><br>
These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included.
==Websites==
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/id.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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City and county directories are similar to telephone books and are useful for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.

Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, they may be the only source to list an ancestor who was not registered to vote, did not attend church, did not pay taxes, or 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. They are also useful tools for studying occupations and migration patterns.

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

Resources for Idaho Directories

Libraries and Archives

Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Directories Online

FamilySearch Library

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

Boise

1918 FamilySearch Library FS Library film 908278 item 2
1921, 1923, 1927 FamilySearch Library FS Library films 908174-75
1904, 1914-18, etc. FamilySearch Library FS Library book 979.628 E4p

Coeur d'Alene

1905, 1908-1917, 1923-24,

1927-1928, 1931-1932

FamilySearch Library FS Library film 2308618,

2308623, 2308624

1958-59, 1963, 1966,

1967, 1970, 1977

FamilySearch Library FS Library book 979.694 E4p

Pocatello

1905-06 FamilySearch Library FS Library fiche 6046575
1921 FamilySearch Library FS Library film 1035751 item 6
1927, 1957, 1962, etc. FamilySearch Library FS Library book 979.647/P1 E4p

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

IDAHO, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
IDAHO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Farm Directories

The Gem State Rural Publishing Company published books and magazines out of Caldwell, Idaho during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the series envisioned by this company was the Gem State Rural (Farm) Directory, to be published in several volumes. The intention was to print a directory for each county or combination of counties for the state. At least five volumes were printed, and a sixth was planned. At least one of these volumes is available online. Some are quite rare and copies are difficult to locate.

Ada County, 1917-1918
Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson Counties, [dates??; copies not yet located]
Canyon County, 1916-1917
Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln Counties [planned but apparently never printed]
Malheur County, Oregon and Owyhee County, Idaho, 1918-1919
Twin Falls County, 1916-1917

These farm directories listed land owners by town, including those who resided outside the county. Names of owners, size of family, acreage, location of the land, and a list of produce and livestock grown are included.

Websites

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