
The diverse New York directories are essential for genealogists researching ancestors in both New York City and upstate areas. From the late 18th century onward, city and business directories list residents, businesses, and occupations. These records help track the massive number of immigrants who arrived into the country through the state, as well as local merchants, professionals and industrial workers. Electoral rolls, land ownership records, and trade directories further enhance research and complement the information from census records.
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Directories, Guides & References
Directories
- List of Registered Voters in the City of New York, For the Year 1880 1,986 records
- Who's Who in New York City And State, 1909, Part 1 1,452 records
- Brooklyn, New York, City Directory, 1906 1,331 records
- Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan And Bronx, City of New York, August 1909 1,258 records
- Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan And Bronx, City of New York, 1907 1,250 records
- Classified Buyers' Guide, Binghamton, Johnson City and Endicott, New York, 1946 1,250 records
- Manhattan, New York County, New York, City Directory, 1943 1,209 records
- Brooklyn, New York, City Directory, 1903 1,170 records
- Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan And Bronx, City of New York, 1903, Part 2 1,165 records
- Business Directory of New York City, And Newark City, New Jersey (1889) 1,081 records
- Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan And Bronx, City of New York, 1914 1,054 records
- Brooklyn, New York, City Directory, 1912 1,048 records
- History And Directory of Yates County (1873) 854 records
- Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan And Bronx, City of New York, 1913 830 records
- Longworth's New-York Register And City Directory, 1839 800 records
- Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1906 782 records
- Manhattan, New York County, New York, City Directory, 1949 779 records
- Year Book of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, 1899 740 records
- Polk's Greater Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, Directory, 1953 727 records
- Long Island, New York, Business Directory, 1878 682 records
- Brighton, New York, Directory, 1936 675 records
- Rochester Suburban Directory, Supplement, 1936 603 records
- Gazetteer And Business Directory of Chemung And Schuyler Counties, New York For 1868 - 1869 (1868) 562 records
- Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1896 560 records
- Year Book of the Holland Society of New-York, 1900 554 records
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