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#[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
#[http://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://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
#[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''Hathi Trust'''] - enter "city directory" in the search box
#[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/ '''Online Historical Directories''']
#[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/ '''Online Historical Directories''']
#[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ '''City Directories of the United States''']
#[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ '''City Directories of the United States''']

Revision as of 17:30, 25 September 2017

Fresno California East
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Here are a few sites that either have online city directories or links.

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



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.