1872-1942	Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
1873-1942	Los Angeles Public Library books
1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942	Digital images at Los Angeles Public Library

Directories Online

Fold3 ($) has Los Angeles Directories 1873, 1875, 1878-1924 (5 yrs. missing) and San Francisco Directories 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Ancestry ($) has California 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 California including:

Los Angeles

1873-1935	FS Library films 1376980
1910, 1942, etc.	FS Library books 979.493 E4LL

San Francisco

1850-1861	FS Library fiche 6044468-83
1861/62-1934	FS Library films 1377422
1910, 1936, etc.	FS Library films 1321020,
1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962	FS Library films 1321020

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

CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

Los Angeles Public Library
Ancestry($)
US City Directories. Identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

v • d• e Links to California-related articles

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-''[[Portal:United States of America|United States of America]] &gt; [[United States Directories|United States Directories]] &gt; California Directories''
+{{CA-sidebar}}
+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[California, United States Genealogy|California]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[California Directories|Directories]]
+}}
-{{Adoption_CA_State_Genealogical_Alliance}}Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of [[California|California]].
+==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 — images ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8856 California City Directories] ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4436 San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91] ($)
+*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/City-Directories.htm California City Directories]<br><br>
-[http://www.csga.com/CAResearch/CAResearch_Directories.php CSGA Research Guide - Directories]&nbsp;&nbsp;Includes links to articles on using directories in your research as well as links to California directory bibliographies and online databases.
+==History==
-[http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/QueryCityDir.htm California State Libraries City Directory Database]&nbsp;&nbsp;
+Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.
-[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ca Cailfornia Online Historical Directories]
+==Resources for Directories==
+===Libraries and Archives===
+*[https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/directories/ California State Libraries City Directory Database]
-See specific counties for listings of directories for that county. &nbsp;The Family History Library, for example, has:
+*The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available.  The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.
+<center>
-'''Los Angeles'''
+{| width="347" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
-{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|187<u>2</u>-1942
+|Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
 |-
-| 1873-1935
+|187<u>3</u>-1942
-| Family History Library&nbsp;films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1376980 1376980]
+|Los Angeles Public Library books
 |-
-| 1910, 1942, etc.
+|
-| Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=800423&disp=Los+Angeles+city+directory%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.493 E4LL]
+,1936,1938, 1939,1942
-|}
-<br>
+|
+Digital images at [http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/ Los Angeles Public Library]
-The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available.&nbsp; The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.&nbsp;&nbsp;
+|}
+</center>
+===Directories Online===
-<br>
+*[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_87/city_directories_los_angeles/ Los Angeles Directories] 1873, 1875, 1878-1924 (5 yrs. missing) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_471/city_directories_san_francisco/ San Francisco Directories] 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
-{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="347"
+*Ancestry ($) has California directories available online in its [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories] collection.
-|-
-| 187<u>2</u>-1942
-| Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
-|-
-| 187<u>3</u>-1942
-| Los Angeles Public Library books
-|-
-|
-,1936,1938, 1939,1942
-<br>
+===The FamilySearch Library===
-|
+The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:
-Los Angeles Public Library digital images
-[http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/ www.lapl.org/resources/en/]
+'''Los Angeles'''
+{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
+|1873-1935
+|FS Library films {{FSC|1376980|film|disp=1376980}}
+|-
+|1910, 1942, etc.
+|FS Library books [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.493%20e4ll*%22 979.493 E4LL]
 |}
-<br>
 '''San Francisco'''
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 {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
 |-
-| 1850-1861
+|1850-1861
-| Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=540077&disp=San+Francisco+%28California%29+city+dire%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6044468-83]
+|FS Library fiche {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=6044468-83}}
 |-
-| 1861/62-1934
+|1861/62-1934
-| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=540077&disp=San+Francisco+%28California%29+city+dire%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1377422]
+|FS Library films {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=1377422}}
 |-
-| 1910, 1936, etc.
+|1910, 1936, etc.
-| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=155867&disp=San+Francisco%2C+San+Francisco+Co.%2C+++ 1321020,]<br>
+|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020,}}<br>
 |-
-| 1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
+|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
-| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=155867&disp=San+Francisco%2C+San+Francisco+Co.%2C+++ 1321020]
+|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020}}
 |}
-=== Web Sites  ===
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
+::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
+==Websites==
 *[http://www.lapl.org Los Angeles Public Library]
-*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]($)
+*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]($)
-*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/ Distant Cousin]
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm US City Directories]. Identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
-*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
-{{California|California}}
+{{California|California}} {{U.S. Directories}}
-[[Category:California|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+[[Category:California, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United_States_Directories]]