California Directories

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Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.

CSGA Research Guide - Directories Includes links to articles on using directories in your research as well as links to California directory bibliographies and online databases.

California State Libraries City Directory Database

Cailfornia Online Historical Directories

See specific counties for listings of directories for that county. The Family History Library, for example, has:

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available. The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.

San Francisco

Web Sites

 * Los Angeles Public Library
 * Ancestry.com($)
 * Distant Cousin
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.