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Resources for Delaware Directories

Libraries and Archives

The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The Delaware Public Archives has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The Historical Society of Delaware also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.

Directories Online

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

The Family History Library

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

Wilmington

1814, 1845, 1853, 1857	FHL Collection 6044647-50
1859/1860	FHL Collection 6043859
1862-1901	FHL Collection 1377595-605
1934	FHL Collection 1307613 item 10

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

DELAWARE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

• Wilmington 1889 City Directory

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