Kent County, Michigan City, County, and Rural Directories

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Grand Rapids Business Directory, Robinson, 1856 - Free (USGenWeb)
 - transcribed

Grand Rapids Business Directory, Business Mirror, 1859 - Free (USGenWeb)
 - transcribed

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (BYU Digital Books)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (Google Books)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (Internet Archive)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - another copy

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (Making of America)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (Michigan County Histories)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Dillenback & Leavitt, 1870 - Free (USGenWeb)
 - transcribed

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1880-1 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1881-2 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Polk, 1882-3 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1883-4 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Polk, 1884-5 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1885-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Polk, 1886-7 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, unknown, 1886-7 - Free (USGenWeb)
 - mostly business listings, no individuals listed
 - transcribed

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1887 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City and Kent County Directory, Polk, 1888 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1889 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1890 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Kolts, 1891-2 - Free (Internet Archive)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes Beverly, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights, Home Acres, Kelloggsville, North Park, and Wyoming Park

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes Beverly, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights, Home Acres, Kelloggsville, North Park, and Wyoming Park

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes Beverly, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights, Home Acres, Kelloggsville, North Park, and Wyoming Park

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes Beverly, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights, Home Acres, Kelloggsville, North Park, and Wyoming Park

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes Beverly, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Godwin Heights, Home Acres, Kelloggsville, North Park, and Wyoming Park

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1942 - $ (Ancestry)

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1943-4 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes East Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)
 - appears to be listings by address only

Grand Rapids City Directory, Polk, 1946 - $ (Ancestry)
 - includes East Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Telephone Directory, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, 1952 - Free* (Historic Map Works)

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