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===Online Resources===
==Online Resources==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ky.htm US City Directories, Kentucky]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ky.htm US City Directories, Kentucky]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ky Kentucky Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ky Kentucky Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br>


{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Directories have been published for various Kentucky 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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== History ==
Directories have been published for various Kentucky 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.  


City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households and employed household members, their occupations, and their addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.  
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households and employed household members, their occupations, and their addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.  
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Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.  
Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.  


The Family History Library has directories from throughout the state of Kentucky. Many were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents.  
== Resources for Kentucky Directories ==
 
=== Libraries and Archives ===
The Family History Library, Kentucky Historical Society, Filson Club, Kentucky Room at the Lexington Central Public Library, University of Kentucky, and other Kentucky repositories have collections of city and county directories.


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28670 Annual report of the quarter-master general to the governor of the state of Kentucky for the year 1865-6] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
Many groups have created directories of their organizational structure and members or personnel. Companies may create directories of their subscribers. The directories that were published for public distribution are the ones most likely to find their way into libraries and archives. Typical examples of directories that may be found in an archive are city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. These directories may range in scope from local to international. Often the most recent edition of a directory is the only one an archive will have available.  


*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/?f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=directories Kentucky Directories]
The Family History Library has directories from throughout the state of Kentucky. Many were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents.


===City Directories===
===Online Directories===


==== City Directories ====
[http://www.fold3.com/title_88/city_directories_louisville Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923]&nbsp;–Fold3.com ($)&nbsp;available online.  
[http://www.fold3.com/title_88/city_directories_louisville Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923]&nbsp;–Fold3.com ($)&nbsp;available online.  


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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27928 Governors of Kentucky, 1792-1942] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27928 Governors of Kentucky, 1792-1942] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25617 Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) city directory, 1927&nbsp;: embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citize] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25617 Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) city directory, 1927&nbsp;: embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citize] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
The following are representative of the city directories in the FamilySearch Catalog:
*''Louisville (Kentucky) City Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980–1984. {{FHL|530821|item|disp=FHL film 1376990 (first of 57 films)}} This directory includes the years 1861 and 1864 to 1935.
*''Lexington (Kentucky) City Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980–1984. {{FHL|530196|film|disp=FHL fiche 6044043–6; film 1759869 (first of 8 films)}} This directory includes the years 1806 to 1935, but many of the directories for the earlier years are missing or were never published.


City directories also exist for Covington and Newport from the mid-1800s to the 1930s. Some of them are published with Cincinnati directories. During these years Covington was more populous than Lexington.  
City directories also exist for Covington and Newport from the mid-1800s to the 1930s. Some of them are published with Cincinnati directories. During these years Covington was more populous than Lexington.  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8982 Kentucky City Directories] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8982 Kentucky City Directories] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)


===State Directories===
====State Directories====


Directories pertaining to the state of Kentucky include:  
Directories pertaining to the state of Kentucky include:  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22759 Reprints of Littell's Political transactions in and concerning Kentucky&nbsp;: and letter of George Nicholas to his friend in Virgi] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22759 Reprints of Littell's Political transactions in and concerning Kentucky&nbsp;: and letter of George Nicholas to his friend in Virgi] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28670 Annual report of the quarter-master general to the governor of the state of Kentucky for the year 1865-6] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$)
*[http://kdl.kyvl.org/?f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=directories Kentucky Directories]


For a directory to Kentucky businesses, see ''Kentucky Places and People: R.L. Polk and Co.’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895–96'', mentioned in [[Kentucky Gazetteers]] {{FHL|5234|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 E4k}} .  
For a directory to Kentucky businesses, see ''Kentucky Places and People: R.L. Polk and Co.’s Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1895–96'', mentioned in [[Kentucky Gazetteers]] {{FHL|5234|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 E4k}} .  
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*''Gardner and Gaines. Business Directory: Of Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Russelville, Clarksville, Woodburn, Franklin, Gallatin &amp; Glasgow for 1876–77''. 1876. Reprint, (Franklin, KY: Simpson County Archives, 199–). {{FHL|679108|item|disp=FHL fiche 6111317; book 976.9 E4g}} This directory is arranged by town and then by occupation and alphabetically by name.
*''Gardner and Gaines. Business Directory: Of Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Russelville, Clarksville, Woodburn, Franklin, Gallatin &amp; Glasgow for 1876–77''. 1876. Reprint, (Franklin, KY: Simpson County Archives, 199–). {{FHL|679108|item|disp=FHL fiche 6111317; book 976.9 E4g}} This directory is arranged by town and then by occupation and alphabetically by name.


The Family History Library, Kentucky Historical Society, Filson Club, Kentucky Room at the Lexington Central Public Library, University of Kentucky, and other Kentucky repositories have collections of city and county directories.
===Family History Library===
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Kentucky including:


Many groups have created directories of their organizational structure and members or personnel. Companies may create directories of their subscribers. The directories that were published for public distribution are the ones most likely to find their way into libraries and archives. Typical examples of directories that may be found in an archive are city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members. These directories may range in scope from local to international. Often the most recent edition of a directory is the only one an archive will have available.
'''Louisville'''
 
1861, 1864-1935 {{FHL|530821|item|disp=FHL film 1376990 (first of 57 films)}}
 
'''Lexington'''


Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See [[United States Directories]] for more detailed information on these directories.
1806-1935 {{FHL|530196|film|disp=FHL fiche 6044043–6; film 1759869 (first of 8 films)}} (many of the directories for the earlier years are missing or were never published)


=== Family History Library ===
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See [[United States Directories]] for more detailed information on these directories.
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Kentucky.


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:


::KENTUCKY- DIRECTORIES
:: KENTUCKY, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES
:: KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
::KENTUCKY, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES


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