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#[https://www.fold3.com '''Fold3'''] - subscription required but available free at the FSC through the database portal
#[https://www.fold3.com '''Fold3'''] - subscription required but available free at the FSC through the database portal
#[https://www.fhc.familysearch.org/ '''Heritage Quest'''] - available through some public libraries - search by location
#[https://www.fhc.familysearch.org/ '''Heritage Quest'''] - available through some public libraries - search by location
#[http://www.archive.org/index.php '''Internet Archive'''] - search by location or enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://www.archive.org/index.php '''Internet Archive'''] - search by location or enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://dp.la/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=city+directory '''Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://dp.la/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=city+directory '''Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
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#[http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm '''Cyndi's List - city Directories''']
#[http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm '''Cyndi's List - city Directories''']
#[http://usgenweb.org/ '''US GenWeb'''] - content varies by state and county
#[http://usgenweb.org/ '''US GenWeb'''] - content varies by state and county
#[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] - Search by State, County, or City
#[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] - Search by State, County, or City
Here are a few noteworthy online City Directory collections:
Here are a few noteworthy online City Directory collections:
# [http://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll5 '''Cincinnati (OH), 1819-1941''']
# [http://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll5 '''Cincinnati (OH), 1819-1941''']

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Here are a few sites that have either online city directories or links:

  1. Directories
  2. FamilySearch Books - enter "city directory" in the search box
  3. FamilySearch Wiki - click on map or enter state or country in search box
  4. Ancestry - subscription required but available free at the FSC through the database portal
  5. MyHeritage - subscription required but available free at the FSC through the database portal
  6. Fold3 - subscription required but available free at the FSC through the database portal
  7. Heritage Quest - available through some public libraries - search by location
  8. Internet Archive - search by location or enter "city directory" in the search box
  9. Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - enter "city directory" in the search box
  10. Google Books - enter "city directory" in the search box
  11. Hathi Trust - enter "city directory" in the search box
  12. Online Historical Directories
  13. City Directories of the United States
  14. Don's City Directories
  15. Cyndi's List - city Directories
  16. US GenWeb - content varies by state and county
  17. FamilySearch Catalog - Search by State, County, or City

Here are a few noteworthy online City Directory collections:

  1. Cincinnati (OH), 1819-1941
  2. Erie (PA), 1878-1909 – Death Register (available on Ancestry)
  3. Jacksonville (FL), 1876-1925
  4. Indianapolis (IN), 1855-2001
  5. Minneapolis (MN), 1859-1922
  6. New York City (NY), 1795- 1923
  7. Pittsburgh (PA), 1815-1945
  8. Rochester (NY), 1827-1930
  9. San Francisco (CA), 1850-1982
  10. Berliner Adressbücher, 1799-1943 - Berlin City Directories
  11. University of Leicester, 1760’s to 1910 (England & Wales)



Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or "Redbook" for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our Geographic Resources page.

FamilySearch Center (FSC); formerly called, Family History Center (FHC)

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