District of Columbia Online Historical Directories
District of Columbia Online Historical Directories
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Washington, DC City Directory, unknown - $ (Fold3)
1820s - 1840s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1822 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1827 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1830 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1834 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1843 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1846 - $ (Fold3)
1850s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1850 - $ (Fold3)
The Washington and Georgetown directory, strangers' guide-book for Washington, and congressional and clerks' register, 1853 - Free (Making of America)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1853 - $ (Fold3)
Southern Business Directory, Campbell, 1854 - Free (Genealogy Trails)
- transcribed
- transcription lists Washington, DC businesses only
Washington, DC City Directory, 1855 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1858 - $ (Fold3)
1860s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1860 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1866 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1867 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1868 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1869 - $ (Fold3)
1870s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1870 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1871 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1872 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1873 - $ (Fold3)
Georgetown City Directory, unknown, 1874 - Free (Genealogy Trails)
- transcribed
Washington, DC City Directory, 1874 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1875 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1876 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1877 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1878 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1879 - $ (Fold3)
1880s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1880 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1881 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1882 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1883 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1884 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1885 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1886 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1887 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1888 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1889 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC War Department Directory, US War Department, 1889 - Free (Don's List)
- excludes the Garrison at the Washington, DC Barracks
1890s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1890 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1891 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1892 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1893 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1894 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1895 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1896 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1897 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1898 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1899 - $ (Fold3)
1900s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1902 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1903 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1904 - $ (Fold3)
1910s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1910 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1912 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1913 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1914 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC Academy of Sciences Directory, Academy of Sciences, 1915 - Free (Don's List)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1916 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1917 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1918 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1919 - $ (Fold3)
1920s
Washington, DC City Directory, 1920 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1921 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1922 - $ (Fold3)
Washington, DC City Directory, 1923 - $ (Fold3)
1950s
Washington, DC Department of Defense Telephone Directory, US Department of Defense, 1955 - Free (Don's List)
1980s
Washington DC Department of the Interior Telephone Directory, US Department of the Interior, 1983 - Free (Don's List)
- includes offices across the United States
Washington DC Small Business Administration Telephone Directory, Small Business Administration, 1984 - Free (Don's List)