Orleans Parish, Louisiana Online Historical Directories
Orleans Parish, Louisiana Online Historical Directories
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1800s
New Orleans City Directory, Flannery, 1805 - Free (USGenWeb)
- City Directory, Demographic Tools, Demographics, Directory by Address
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1810s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1811 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Directory by Address, Directory by Name
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1820s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1822 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Directory by Address, Directory by Name
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1823 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1824 - Free (USGenWeb)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1832 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Directory by Address, Directory by Name
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1830s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1834 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1838 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1840s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1841 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1842 - Free (USGenWeb)
- by address: A-H, I-Z; by name: A-F, G-L, M-R, S-Z
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1843 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Michel, 1846 - Free (Don's List)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1846 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1849 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1850s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1850 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Business, Custom House Personnel, Newspapers, New Orleans Directory, Pilots
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New Orleans City Directory, Cohen, 1851 - Free (USGenWeb)
- surnames A-B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-M, N-R, S-Z
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1852 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Customhouse Officials, Fire Department and Companies, Foreign Consuls, New Orleans Directory
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1853 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1854 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1855 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1856 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1857 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1858 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1859 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1860s
New Orleans City Directory, Gardner, 1861 - Free (USGenWeb)
- surnames A, Ba-Bo, Br-Bz, C, D-E, F, G, H-I, H-O (another transcription), J-K, L, M-O, P, Q-Z
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1866 - Free (USGenWeb)
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Algiers City Directory, unknown (probably Gardner), 1867-8 - Free (USGenWeb)
- includes Belleville, Brooklyn, Gosselin, McDonoghville, and Tunisburg
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Carrollton City Directory, Gardner, 1867-8 - Free (USGenWeb)
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Greenville City Directory, Gardner, 1867-8 - Free (USGenWeb)
- includes Burtheville, Bloomingdale, Hurstville and Rickerville
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1867 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1868 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1869 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1870s
New Orleans City Directory, Edwards, 1870 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1870 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Edwards, 1871 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1871 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1872 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1873 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1874 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1875 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1876 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1877 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1878 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1879 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans Telephone Directory, New Orleans Telephonic Exchange, 1879 - Free (LOUISiana Digital Library)
1880s
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1880 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1880 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1881 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1881 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1882 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1882 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1883 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1883 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1884 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1884 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1885 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1885 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1886 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1886 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans Business Directory, Soards, 1887 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1887 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1887 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1888 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1888 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1889 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1889 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1890s
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1890 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1891 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1891 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1892 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1892 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1893 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1893 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1894 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1894 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1895 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1895 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1896 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans Business Directory, Soards, 1897 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1897 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1897 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1898 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1898 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1899 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1899 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1900s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1900 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1901 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1902 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1903 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1904 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1905 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1906 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1907 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1908 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1909 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1910s - 1920s
New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1910 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1911 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1912 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1913 - Free (USGenWeb)
- selected surnames, surnames A-Z (another transcription)
- Physicians, Piano Tuners & Repairers, Pianos, Pickle Manufacturers, Picture Frames, Salt Companies
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New Orleans City Directory, unknown, 1914 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1915 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1930s
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1930 - Free (USGenWeb)
- Hospitals & Sanitariums, Photographers, Physicians
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1931 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1932 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1933 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1934 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1935 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1938 - Free (USGenWeb)
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1940s
New Orleans City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1940 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Polk, 1942 - $ (Ancestry)
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1942 - Free (USGenWeb)
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New Orleans City Directory, Polk, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)
1970s
New Orleans City Directory, Soards, 1971 - Free (USGenWeb)
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