Orange County, California Online Historical Directories
Orange County, California Online Historical Directories
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Orange County separated from Los Angeles County in 1889.
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Please note: the URLs of the directories at Fullerton Public Library have changed on the library website, and so my links to them on this page currently do not work. Until I'm able to make corrections, please use the following link to get to the listing of all the directories on the Fullerton Public Library site: http://fullertonlibrary.org/city-directories/.
1860s - 1880s
California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)
Los Angeles City and County Directory, Southern California Directory Company, 1881-1882 - $ (Ancestry)
Los Angeles City and Santa Ana Valley Directory, Los Angeles Directory Publishing Company, 1883-4 - $ (Ancestry)
Los Angeles City and County Directory, Atwood & Ernst, 1884-85 $ - (Ancestry)
Los Angeles County Great Register (Voters Directory), 1884 - Free (Southern California Genealogical Society)
- transcribed
- includes present day Orange County
Los Angeles City and County Directory, Bynon, 1886-87 $ - (Ancestry)
Los Angeles Business Directory, Corran, 1888 - $ (Ancestry)
1890s
California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)
Los Angeles and Orange County Business Directory, Pearsall, 1890-91 - $ (Ancestry)
California State Government and Court Directory, unknown, 1898 - $ (Ancestry)
Orange County Directory, Fine, 1899 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
1900s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Orange County Directory, Orange County Directory Company, 1903 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
1910s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Anaheim, Fullerton, and Orange City Directories, Thurston, 1913-4 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, unknown, 1919-20 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
1920s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Orange County Directory, unknown, 1922 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1924 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1925 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Flaggs, 1926 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1928 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1929 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
1930s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1930 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1932 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)
- North County: includes Anaheim, Atlas, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
- South County: includes Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Gloryetta, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Tustin, and Westminster
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)
- North County: includes Anaheim, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
- South County: includes Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Gloryetta, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, South Laguna, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Tustin, and Westminster
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)
- North County: includes Anaheim, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
- South County: includes Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Gloryetta, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, South Laguna, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Tustin, and Westminster
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)
- North and South County: includes Anaheim, Atwood, Balboa, Balboa Island, Brea, Buena Park, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gloryetta, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, Placentia, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, South Laguna, Stanton, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Trabuco Oaks, Tustin, Westminster and Yorba Linda
1940s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)
- North County: includes Anaheim, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
- South County: includes Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Gloryetta, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, South Laguna, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, and Westminster
Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)
- North County: includes Anaheim, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
- South County: includes Balboa, Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Doheny Park, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Olive, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, Sunset Beach, Three Arches, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, and Westminster
South Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1947 - $ (Ancestry)
- includes Costa Mesa, El Modena, El Toro, Garden Grove, Irvine, Midway City, Orange, Olive, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Silverado, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, and Westminster
North Orange County Directory, Western Directory Company, 1948 - $ (Ancestry)
- includes Anaheim, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
1950s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
Southern Orange County Directory, Luskey/Directory Service Company, 1951 - $ (Ancestry)
- includes Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Orange, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Tustin, and Westminster
North Orange County Criss-Cross Directory, Luskey, 1953 - $ (Ancestry)
1960s
California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1969 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
1970s
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1971 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1972 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1973 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1974 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda; portions of Bellehurst and East Whittier
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1975 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1977 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1979 - Free (Fullerton Public Library)
- includes Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Placentia, and Yorba Linda
1980s
North Orange County Telephone Directory, Ross Publications, 1980- Free (Fullerton Public Library)