Texas Directories

Online Resources

 * Texas Online Historical Directories - listed by county
 * Texas City Directories

History
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. These often list all the adult residents of a city or an area. They are similar to modern telephone books. Beside addresses and occupations, they may also give locations of streets and voting districts which will help you locate other records.

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Utah. Some directories cover several cities.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has Dallas City Directories 1878-1923 (8 yrs. missing) available online.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Texas 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 Texas including:

Dallas

1875-1935 FS Library film 1376774

1916, 1918, 1960, 1964 etc. Family History Library book 976.42812 E4pj

Galveston

1856-1991 FS Library film 6043923

1971, 1982 FS Library book 976.4139/G1 E4p

Fort Worth

1877-1994 FS Library film 1376877

1941, 1960, 1965, 1970 etc. FS Library book 976.453 E4pm

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


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

Websites

 * Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Cyndi's List City Directories
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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