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1600s-1690s



1700s-1790s

Directory of Irish Burghers of New Amsterdam and Freeman of New York, New York Historical Society, 1680s - 1808 (published 1885) - $ (GenealogyToday)
 - transcribed

New York City City Directory, unknown, 1786 - Free (Old Directory Search)
 - reprinted in 1905 by Sachs

New York City City Directory, Franks, 1786 - $ (NEHGS)
 - reprinted in 1874 by Patterson

Brooklyn Village Directory, unknown, 1796 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

New York City and Brooklyn Village Directories, Buel and Bell, 1796 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (table of contents; Aaron-Garrison); Part II (Garrison-Pollock); Part III (Pollock-Zuntz; additional names); Part IV (militia, government officials, cartmen, Brooklyn village directory, etc.)


1800s

Directory of Irish Burghers of New Amsterdam and Freeman of New York, New York Historical Society, 1680s - 1808 (published 1885) - $ (GenealogyToday)
 - transcribed

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1805 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I; Part II; Part III (list of persons by trade); Part IV (list of persons by trade, continued); Part V (Aaron-Cole, John); Part VI (Cole, Joel-Gosline); Part VII (Gosman-Lownds); Part VIII (Lownsberry-Ransier); Part IX (Ransley-Sutherland, James); Part X (Sutherland, Jane-end)

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1807 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (includes table of contents); Part II; Part III (Aaron-Brevoort, Abraham); Part IV (Brevoort-Delamater, Abraham); Part V (Delamater-Halstead, John); Part VI (Halstead-Lentner); Part VII (Leney-Odell, Francis); Part VIII (Odell-Shadbott); Part IX (Shaffer-Vansice, Charles); Part X (Vansice-Zuntz)


1810s

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1815 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (miscellaneous, Masonic lodges, etc.); Part II (Aaron-Godey); Part III (Godfrey-Public); Part IV (Pudney-Zuntz; additional names; list of deaths)

1820s

Brooklyn Village Directory, Spooner, 1823 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1827 - Free (Google Books)


1830s

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1838 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (Aaron-Clark); Part II (Clark-Haughny); Part III (Haughton-Morrell); Part IV (Morrell-Swezey); Part V (Swezey-Zuckschwert; additional names)


1840s

Brooklyn City Directory, unknown, 1840 - Free (DistantCousin)
 - transcribed

Brooklyn City Directory, Spooner, 1840-1 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

New York City City Directory, Longworth, 1840 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (Aaron-Clinch); Part II (Cline-Heckscher); Part III (Heckschers-Mould); Part IV (Moulin-Tellander); Part V (Telle-Zwahlen; addtional names; street list, etc.)

New York City City Directory Supplement, Doggett, 1845 - Free (Google Books)

Brooklyn City Directory, Spooner, 1848 - Free* (Historic Map Works)


1850s

Brooklyn City Directory, unknown, 1850 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

Williamsburg(h) Village Directory, Reynolds, 1851 - $ (NEHGS)
 - Part I (Aalt-Patterson); Part II (Patterson-Zoller; plus additions)

Brooklyn City Directory, Smith, 1856 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Smith, 1857 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library) 

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1858 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library) 

New York City City Directory, unknown, 1858-9
- Free (DistantCousin)

Brooklyn City Directory, unknown, 1859 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed


1860s

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1862 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library) 


Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1863 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1864 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1865 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1866 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1867 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1868 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)
 - A - L, M - Z

Long Island Community Directories, Curtin, 1868 - Free (Longwood Genealogy Group)
 - includes Canarsie (Brooklyn); Flatbush (Brooklyn) (A-F, G-O, P-Z); Greenpoint (Brooklyn) (A-K, L-Z); Jamaica (Queens) (A-D, E-J, K-P, Q-Z); Long Island City (Queens) (A-F, G-M, N-Z); Newtown (Queens) (A-L, M-Z); and Woodhaven (Queens)
 - transcribed

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1869 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)


1870s

Bronx City Directory, Morrisania & Tremont, 1871-2 - Free (Don's List)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1871 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

New York City City Directory, Trow, 1872 - Free (Google Books)

Brooklyn Business Directory, unknown, 1873 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

Brooklyn City Directory, Boyd, 1873 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1875 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)

New York Business and Street Directory, Taintor Brothers, 1876 - Free (Don's List)

Brooklyn City Directory, unknown, 1878 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed

Long Island Business Directory, Lain, 1878-9 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Includes a business directory of Brooklyn, Long Island City, and the towns of Kings County, Bath, Bay Ridge, Canarsie, Coney Island, East New York, Flatbush, Flatlands, Fort Hamilton, Gravesend, Guntherville, New Utrecht, Parkville, Sheepshead Bay, and Unionville; general directory of Amityville, Babylon, Bay Ridge, Bay Side, Breslau, Bridgehampton, College Point, East Hampton, East Williamsburgh, Farmingdale, Flatbush, Flushing, Fort Hamilton, Freeport, Garden City,; Glen Cove, Greenport, Hempstead, Hicksville, Huntington, Islip, Jamaica, Jerico, Locust Valley, Maspeth, Mattituck, Mineola, Newtown, Northport, Oyster Bay, Parkville, Patchogue, Pearsalls, Port Jefferson, Queens, Riverhead, Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Roslyn, Sag Harhbor, Sayville, Shelter Island, Southampton, Southold, Springfield, Stoney Brook, Valley Stream, West Hampton, Whitestone, Winfield, Woodhaven, Woodsburgh. Classified by counties

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1879 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed


1880s

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1880 - Free (Brooklyn Public Library)



New York City Ladies Guide (Business) Directory, unknown, 1885 - Free (Don's List)

Brooklyn City Directory, unknown, 1888-90 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed
 - surnames A-K only

 - includes Long Island

New York City and Newark City Business Directory, Curtin, 1889 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Part I (through page 489)


1890s

New York City Charities Directory, Charity Organization Society, 1890 - Free (Google Books)

New York City CoPartner and Corporation Directory, Trow, 1890 - Free (Google Books)

Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, 1897 - Free (Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page)
 - transcribed


1900s

Manhattan Street Directory, Manhattan Guide Company, 1901 - Free (Don's List)

Brooklyn City Directory, Upington, 1903 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Part I (through page 1903; Leeds, Loring L.)

Brooklyn City Directory, Upington, 1906 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Part II (page 595 through end)

Manhattan and Bronx Directory, Trow, 1907 - Free (Don's List)

Manhattan and Bronx Business Directory, Trow, 1909 - Free (Google Books)

Manhattan and Bronx Business Directory, Trow, 1909 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Part I (beginning through Hall, Geo. E)


1910s

Manhattan and Bronx Directory, Trow, 1910 - Free (Don's List)

Brooklyn City Directory, Brooklyn Directory Company, 1912 - Free (Internet Archive)
 - Part III (page 1912 through end)

Tremont Baptist Church Directory, Tremont Baptist Church, 1916
- Free (HeritageQuest)

New York City Directors Directory, Directory of Directors Company, 1917-8 - Free (Google Books)


1930s






1940s


Manhattan Telephone Directory, New York Telephone Company, 1946 - Free (Don's List)





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