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*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories, Nebraska], index by county | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories, Nebraska], index by county | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska] ($) | ||
*[https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska Nebraska City/County Directories | *[https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska Nebraska City/County Directories] at History Nebraska, index.<br> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Libraries and Archives=== | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the [[Nebraska Census|Census]] article) | Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the [[Nebraska Census|Census]] article). | ||
The [https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska Nebraska Historical Society] has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The [https://nsgs.org/ Nebraska State Genealogical Society's] book library housed at the [http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/online_catalog.htm Beatrice Public Library] has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories. | The [https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/city-and-county-directories-nebraska Nebraska Historical Society] has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The [https://nsgs.org/ Nebraska State Genealogical Society's] book library housed at the [http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/online_catalog.htm Beatrice Public Library] has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories. | ||
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Business Directories | Business Directories | ||
*'''1878. '''Wolfe, J.M. ''Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and | *'''1878. '''Wolfe, J.M. ''Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, and Government Forts, Located upon the Lines of the Following Named Railroads: Union Pacific, Ohamha & Northwestern, Sioux City & Pacific, Omaha & Republican Valley, Colorado Central, Utah Northern, Utah Central, Utah Western, Utah Southern, Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd, Wahsath & Jordan Valley, and American Fork Railroad and towns in the Blackhills''. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Republican Book and Job Printing, 1878. {{FHL|51112|title-id|disp=FHL film 1004514 item 3}}. | ||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||