The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "Periodicals" page.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Fold3.com ($) has Detroit City Directories 1861-1923 available online.

Ancestry.com ($) has Michigan directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Michigan including:

Detroit

1856-1935 on 72 Family History Library films; 46 microfiche

Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.

Grand Rapids

1856-1936on 36 Family History Library films; 4 microfiche

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

MICHIGAN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

Michigan Directories Distant Cousin
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
City Directories in Genealogical Research

v • d• e Links to Michigan-related articles

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-=== Online Resources ===
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-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4113 Michigan Business Directory, 1863], index
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4113 Michigan Business Directory, 1863], index
 *[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MI/ Michigan Directories Distant Cousin]
-*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mi  Michigan Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mi Michigan Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>
-== Resources for Michigan Directories  ==
+==Resources for Michigan Directories==
 Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.
-=== Libraries and Archives  ===
+===Libraries and Archives===
 The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page.
-=== Directories Online  ===
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 Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_71/city_directories_detroit/ Detroit City Directories 1861-1923] available online.
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 Ancestry.com ($) has Michigan directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
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-The Family History Library has the following:
+The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Michigan including:
 '''Detroit'''
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+:: MICHIGAN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
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 *[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MI/ Michigan Directories Distant Cousin]
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mi.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 *[http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54504_18635_51181-117864--,00.html City Directories in Genealogical Research]
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