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=== Online Resources ===
==Online Resources==


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ms Mississippi Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ms Mississippi Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br>
=== History ===
 
==History==


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


=== Resources for Mississippi Directories ===
==Resources for Mississippi Directories==


==== Libraries and Archives ===
===Libraries and Archives===


Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.  
Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.  


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


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


=== The Family History Library ====
===The FamilySearch Library===
 
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Mississippi including:
 
'''Vicksburg'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|1860, 1906-1935
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|533785|title-id|disp=films 1841749-; fiche 6044616}} for 1860).
|}
'''Natchez'''
{| class="wikitable"
|1922-23
|FamilySearch Library {{FSC|141273|title-id|disp=book 976.226/N1 E4p}}
|}
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


The Family History Library has 1860 city directories for Vicksburg.&nbsp; (Family History Library {{FHL|141273|title-id|disp=book 976.226/N1 E4p}}; 1860, 1906-1935; Family History Library {{FHL|533785|title-id|disp=films 1841749-; fiche 6044616}} for 1860).
::MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


=== Websites ===
==Websites==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ms.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ms.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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History

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

Resources for Mississippi Directories

Libraries and Archives

Local historical societies and public and university libraries usually have collections of city directories.

Directories Online

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

The FamilySearch Library

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

Vicksburg

1860, 1906-1935 FamilySearch Library films 1841749-; fiche 6044616 for 1860).

Natchez

1922-23 FamilySearch Library book 976.226/N1 E4p

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

MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
MISSISSIPPI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

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