Wisconsin Directories

United States U.S. Directories  Wisconsin  Directories

Libraries and Archives
The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has Milwaukee City Directories 1861-1892 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Wisconsin directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library
The Family History Library has directories of heads of households for some major cities of Wisconsin. The Library has directories for:

Milwaukee

1847–60 Family History Library fiche 1861–1935 Family History Library film

Madison

1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche 1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book

Web Sites

 * Wisconsin Historical Society
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.