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==Online Resources==

*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/in.htm US City Directories Indiana]
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IN/ Indiana City Directories at DistantCousin], index.
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/in Indiana Online Historical Directories - listed by county]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IN/City-Directories.htm Indiana City Directories]

==History==
{{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}} 

City and county directories are similar to telephone books and are useful for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them. 

Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, they may be the only source to list an ancestor who was not registered to vote, did not attend church, did not pay taxes, or did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area. They are also useful tools for studying occupations and migration patterns. 

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Indiana. 

==Resources for Indiana Directories==

===Libraries and Archives===
Newberry Library holds directories on microcards, microfilm, and microfiche for most states.  On a side note, digital versions of their collection may be located on Ancestry.com and Fold3.com.

===Directories Online===

Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_77/city_directories_ft_wayne Fort Wayne City Directories] 1902-1923 and miscellaneous years dating back to 1861 as well as [http://www.fold3.com/title_662/city_directories_indianapolis/ Indianapolis City Directories] 1857, 1861, 1864-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online. 

Ancestry.com ($) has Indiana directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. 

===The Family History Library===

The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Indiana including: 

'''Indianapolis''' 

*1855–1861 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|527379|title-id|disp=6043992–96}}
*1861–1935 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|1376923|film|disp=1376923}}
*1940, 1957, 1964, 1970, 1974 Family History Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.252%20E4p*%22 977.252 E4p]

'''Evansville''' 

*1858–1861 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|541752|title-id|disp=6043896-97}}
*1863–1934 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|541752|title-id|disp=1376851}}
*1902–1910 Family History Library films {{FHL|126517|title-id|disp=186562–66}}
*1945, 1950, 1955, 1972 Family History Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.233%2FE1%20E4b*%22 977.233/E1 E4b]

For 1858 and 1859, people in professions and trades in most Indiana cities and towns are listed by city in: 

G. W. Hawes’ ''Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Geo. W. Hawes, 1859. (Family History Library book {{FHL|434790|title-id|disp=977.2 E4g}}) 

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

::INDIANA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

==Websites==

*[http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/collections/icd Indianapolis City Directory Collection] from Purdue University&nbsp;at Indianapolis,&nbsp;Indiana
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IN/ Indiana City Directories at DistantCousin]
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/IN/Evansville/1922/ Evansville, Indiana 1922 City Residential Directory] at DistantCousin
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/in.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*Fold3.com
*Ancestry.com
*Whitepages.com (useful for locating living relatives).
*[http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/collections/icd University of Indiana] City Directory Index, 1855-2001.

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