Virginia Directories
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Virginia. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:
Richmond City
| 1819-1860 | Family History Library fiche 6044391-400 |
| 1866-1935 | Family History Library films 1377370-84 and 1605945-66 |
Norfolk City
| 1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 |
Family History Library fiche 6044285-89 |
| 1866-1901 | Family History Library films 1377209-15 |
| 1902-1923 | Family History Library films 1844188-202 |
| 1924-1935 | Family History Library films 1844311-17 |
For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:
Stanard, William G. The Colonial Virginia Register 1902. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library film 982250 item 4.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.
Further directories are found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under:
VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [INDEPENDENT CITY] - DIRECTORIES
VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES