District of Columbia Directories

History
Directories of heads of households have been published for the District of Columbia.

Libraries and Archives
Washington and Georgetown directories are at the Library of Congress.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has District of Columbia Directories 1866-1923 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1822 available online.


 * Ancestry.com ($) has District of Columbia directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

Fold3 and Ancestry are sometimes free at libraries.


 * 1936 Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1936 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1938 Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1938 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

The Family History Library
The Family History Library has city directories for various years in the District of Columbia including:


 * 1822-1860 DC city directories to 6044628
 * 1862-1935 DC city directories to 1377594+
 * 1889-1928 DC city directories
 * 1956, 1960 DC city directories

The library also has a prominent citizens directory for the years 1908-1909.

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


 * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
 * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

 * City Directories of the United States for the District of Columbia identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.