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American Antiquarian Society - Ohio Name Index, 1796-1850

This index includes 156,300 names of Ohio people, businesses and institutions. The names appear in the books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in Ohio from 1796 through 1850 which are listed in the Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850. To date, the titles indexed are primarily school catalogues (over 37,000 student names), city directories, annual conventions, and many other individual titles.

Ancestry.com - Search Schools, Directories & Church Histories

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library - City & County Directories

Directories for cities and counties in Ohio and Kentucky, featuring volumes published as early as 1819. Most of the directories in this collection are located in the Genealogy and Local History and Information and Reference departments at Main Library. All directories in the collection are full-text searchable and can be downloaded for offline viewing and searching.

Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Ohio

Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.

City Directories of the United States of America

A register of known city directories, their years, and repositories for the United States.

CompuGen Systems : Indiana & Ohio City Directories Available

Pay-for-search service of Indiana city directories, county directories, telephone directories & plat books.

Fold3 - City Directories $

Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Ohio City Directories, 1819-1850

From the Morgan Library of Ohio Imprints. Includes indexes for Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton & Steubenville.

Ohio Female Index to 1850 - Ohio Name Index Project

This index includes 13,686 entries taken from Ohio publications through 1850 including city directories, school catalogues, etc. Each entry includes name, address, city, race and occupation with book and page citation for researchers.

Online Historical Directories Website

The purpose of the site is to have links to all online city directories in one place, listed by location and in date order. It is meant to be used as an aid to genealogists, historians, and other researchers. Included are county, rural, business, professional and other directories.

U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Ohio

At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River Directory for 1871-72

A Full Alphabetical Record of ... the Inhabitants and Business Directories of Wheeling, Parkersburgh, Marietta, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Ironton, Portsmouth, Ripley, Bellair, Bridgeport, Harmar, Middleport, Martins Ferry, Maysville, Owensboro, Paducah, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Madison, Cairo, Chester, Cape Girardeau