Delaware Directories
The Family History Library has Wilmington city directories for:
| 1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 |
FHL fiche 6044647-50 |
| 1859/1860 | FHL fiche 6043859 |
| 1862-1901 | FHL films 1377595-605 |
| 1934 | FHL film 1307613 |
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 major collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.
Websites
Wilmington 1889 City Directory: http://distantcousin.com/Directories/DE/Wilmington/1889/