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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Kansas] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Kansas] ($) | ||
*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/locate.php?query=Kansas+state+gazetteer+and+business+directory Kansas Memory, Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directories] | *[http://www.kansasmemory.org/locate.php?query=Kansas+state+gazetteer+and+business+directory Kansas Memory, Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directories] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27510&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Southwestern business directory | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27510&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Southwestern business directory : including principal towns on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska]. | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ks Kansas Online Historical Directories] - listed by county | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ks Kansas Online Historical Directories] - listed by county | ||
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===The FamilySearch Library=== | ===The FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Kansas including: | ||
'''Kansas City''' | '''Kansas City''' | ||
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Kansas Wiki Topics |
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Beginning Research |
Record Types |
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Kansas Background |
Cultural Groups |
Local Research Resources |
Online Resources
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Kansas ($)
- Kansas Memory, Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directories
- Southwestern business directory : including principal towns on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska.
- Kansas Online Historical Directories - listed by county
History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Kansas.
Resources for Kansas Directories
Libraries and Archives
The Kansas Historical Society research collections contain both published city directories and telephone books for the state of Kansas. Many of the directories have been microfilmed and can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
Kansas Historical Society search form
Directories Online
Ancestry.com ($) has Kansas directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
Kansas Memory has some Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directories available for the years 1878-1912.
The FamilySearch Library
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Kansas including:
Kansas City
1860-1935 |
Beginning on FS Library film 1376961; fiche 6044015 |
1959, 1964, 1972, 1975, 1979, etc |
FS Library book 978.139/K1 E4p |
Wichita
1878, 1883, 1885 | FS Library book 978.186/W1 E4w |
1918, 1942, 1910, etc. | FS Library book 978.186/W1 E4p |
1942 | also on FS Library film 1689397 |
Suburban Wichita
1958, 1963, etc. | FS Library book 978.186/W1 E4p |
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- KANSAS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- KANSAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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