Maryland Directories

Where to Find Maryland Directories
Worldcat lists the holdings of 69,000 libraries. Search it with the keywords "directory [county or city name]."

US City Directories identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

Libraries and Archives
The Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Maryland Historical Society, and the Maryland State Archives have large collections of Maryland city directories.

The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories.

Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923 (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at National Archives research rooms.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland 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 Maryland including:

Baltimore


 * 1752, 1796-1860 Family History Library fiche
 * 1863-1930 Family History Library films
 * 1914 Family History Library
 * 1940, 1956 Family History Library book

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


 * MARYLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
 * MARYLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES