Bay County, Michigan Online Historical Directories

Bay County, Michigan Online Historical Directories

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1870s - 1880s

Saginaw Valley Directory, Brown, 1878 - Free (Hathi Trust Digital Library)

Bay City City City Directory, Polk, 1883 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes West Bay City

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1883 - Free (Google Books)

 - includes West Bay City

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1886 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville and West Bay City

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1887-8 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1889-90 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

1890s - 1910s

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1890-1 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1891-2 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1893-4 - $ (Ancestry)

West Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1893-4 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1895 - $ (Ancestry)

West Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1895 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1896 - $ (Ancestry)

West Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1896 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1897 - $ (Ancestry)

West Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1897 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1899-1900 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1901-2 - $ (Ancestry)

Bay County Rural Directory, Wilmer Atkinson, 1919 - Free (Internet Archive)

 - includes Townships of Bangor, Frankenlust, Hampton, Monitor, and Portsmouth

1930s - 1950s

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1942 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1944 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1946 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1947 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1948 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1950 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1952 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

Bay City City Directory, Polk, 1953-4 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Essexville

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