Ontario Directories

Directories
Directories of heads of households can help in locating individuals in a certain place, especially when their names do not appear in the censuses. Many city and county directories from the 1840s to the present are available.

Online Directories

 * Province of Ontario gazetteer and directory... : containing an alphabetically arranged list of post offices... a classified list of patrons -- 1910-11, ebook
 * Ontario City & Farmers Directories
 * The Canada directory for 1857-1858 : names of professional and business men, and of the principal inhabitants in the cities, towns and villages throughout the province ..
 * Canadian Directories Collection

Toronto Directories

 * Internet Archives, Directories of Toronto, ebooks, several years
 * Digital Toronto City Directories
 * Internet Archive Search: Directories Toronto