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Library of Congress - United States: City and Telephone Directories

The Library of Congress makes available to the public an extensive collection of past and present city, telephone, and reverse telephone (criss-cross) directories for the United States and many foreign countries. These directories are available in a variety of formats and locations. For information on a particular type of directory, consult the appropriate section of this guide.

Logan Polk Directories

From the Utah State University (USU) Digital History Collections.

Long Island Directories

New York.

Madison, Wisconsin city directory, 1858-1899

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison libraries

Maloney's Raleigh, N.C. City Directory [1899-1900]

Maryland City Directories - LibGuides at University of Maryland Libraries

McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory

McElroy's Philadelphia (PA) city directories for 1856, 1858, 1861, & 1866. Scanned images of the entire directories.

Nashville 1859 City Directory

Nevada County California Business and Residential Directory - 1856

New Orleans City Directory 1805

New York City Directories - NYPL Digital Collections

Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory

Oberlin City Directory Database

Oberlin, Ohio. Online searchable index.

Ohio City Directories, 1819-1850

From the Morgan Library of Ohio Imprints. Includes indexes for Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton & Steubenville.

OHS Research Center | OKC City Directory Deaths

A database from the Oklahoma Historical Society with deaths listed in the 1918, 1920-1923 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma city directories.

OHS Research Center | Smith's Directory

Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory For the Year Commencing August 1, 1890 lists individuals living in Oklahoma Territory including those living in towns and homesteaders. Oklahoma Territory is now part of the state of Oklahoma.

OK-CITY-DIRECTORIES Mailing List (Archived on RootsWeb)

For those who desire lookups in Oklahoma city directories such as the old directories found in many local and state public libraries, and for volunteers who are willing to undertake requested lookups in these directories.

Old Directory Search: Monson, Massachusetts 1897

Old Directory Search: Ohio City, Ohio 1837

Old Directory Search: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890