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Directories

Online Resources

• Maine City Directories
• US City Directories Maine
• Maine Online Historical Directories - listed by county

History

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maine.

Resources for Maine Directories

Libraries and Archives

The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories.

Directories Online

Ancestry.com ($) has Maine 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 Maine including:

Portland

1823 to 1934 (On 29 Family History Library films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39.)

1940, 1942, 1952, etc. Family History Library book 974.191/P2 E4d

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

MAINE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

• American Ancestors
• US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.