St. Louis (City): 1821-1980
St. Louis (County): 1893-1979
St. Louis & Suburban Telephone Directories: 1912-1950
Cape Girardeau: 1912-11935
Carthage: 1937-1960
Columbia: 1940-1960
Hannibal: 1903-1959
Independence: 1911-1960
Jefferson City: 1904-1935
Joplin: 1902-1907
Kansas City: 1865-1960
St. Charles: 1906-1934
Springfield: 1890-1950

You can request copies from these St. Louis Public Library directories cmillar@slpl.org

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Fold3.com ($) has St. Louis City Directories 1863-1923 (only 3 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries including St. Louis County Library.
Fold3.com ($) has Kansas City Directories 1865-1923 (only 4 yrs. missing) available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Missouri directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

St. Louis

1821-60 FS Library fiche 6044444-62

1863-1935 FS Library film 1377473-506

1942, 1965, 1970 etc. FS Library book 977.866 E4p

Kansas City

1860-61 FS Library fiche 6044015

1865-1935 FS Library film 1376961-73

1940, 1975, 1989 etc. FS Library book 978.139/K1 E4p

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

MISSOURI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

MISSOURI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

Missouri City Directories at Missouri Digital Heritage
St.Louis Public Library
US City Directories. This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

v • d• e Links to Missouri-related articles

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-===Online Resources===
+==Online Resources==
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7925 Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7925 Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881] at Ancestry ($)
 *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mo Missouri Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
-===Resources for Missouri Directories===
+==History==
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Missouri.
+==Resources for Missouri Directories==
 ===Libraries and Archives===
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 *Ancestry.com ($) has Missouri 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 [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Missouri including:
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Missouri including:
+'''St. Louis'''
+-60 {{FSC|540733|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044444-62}}
+-1935 {{FSC|540733|item|disp=FS Library film 1377473-506}}
-'''St. Louis'''
+, 1965, 1970 etc. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.866%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 977.866 E4p]
-::1821-60 {{FHL|540733|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044444-62}}
+'''Kansas City'''
-::1863-1935 {{FHL|540733|item|disp=FHL film 1377473-506}}
-::1917, 1942, etc. {{FHL|806762|item|disp=FHL book 977.866 E4p}}
-'''Kansas City'''
+-61 {{FSC|529599|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044015 }}
-::1860-61 {{FHL|529599|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044015 }}
+-1935 {{FSC|529599|item|disp=FS Library film 1376961-73}}
-::1865-1935 {{FHL|529599|item|disp=FHL film 1376961-73}}
-::1940, 1975, etc {{FHL|806388|item|disp=FHL book 978.139/K1 E4p}}
+, 1975, 1989 etc. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.139%2FK1%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 978.139/K1 E4p]
 To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
-:: MISSOURI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::MISSOURI, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
-:: MISSOURI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
+::MISSOURI, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
-===Websites===
+==Websites==
-*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MO/ Missouri City Directories]
+*[https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/CityDirectories Missouri City Directories] at Missouri Digital Heritage
 *[http://www.slpl.org/ St.Louis Public Library]
-*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mo.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mo.htm US City Directories]. This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
-*[http://www.books.google.com Google books] has some Directories for St. Louis.
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