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''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[United States Directories|United States Directories]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa|Iowa]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Iowa Directories''' | ''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[United States Directories|United States Directories]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa|Iowa]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Iowa Directories''' | ||
Directories have been published for various Iowa cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | Directories have been published for various Iowa cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | ||
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Some statewide directories also list names: | Some statewide directories also list names: | ||
* | *''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice'' (n.p.:1892; {{FHL|198058|item|disp=FHL film 1024846 item 4}} | ||
The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | ||
* | *Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; Family History Library {{FHL|222123|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 D42s.}} | ||
*''Iowa (state) directories'' | *''Iowa (state) directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut : Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FHL|527427|title-id|disp=Family History Library Film}} | ||
==== Heads of Households ==== | ==== Heads of Households ==== | ||
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=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
To find directories, consult the Keyword Search feature on catalog drop down menu of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog | To find directories, consult the Keyword Search feature on catalog drop down menu of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog%7C Family History Library Catalog] to find more records under: | ||
::*IOWA- DIRECTORIES | ::*IOWA- DIRECTORIES | ||
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=== Sources and Footnotes === | === Sources and Footnotes === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Iowa|Iowa}} {{U.S. Directories}} | {{Iowa|Iowa}} {{U.S. Directories}} | ||
[[Category:Iowa|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:Iowa|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||