Galveston City Directory, 1875-1876 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1875-1876

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it gives "the names of the householders - the adult male population of the city - the business classified under proper headings - incorporated companies - societies and associations - a catalogue of the city government, since 1839, the date of its incorporation - together with a descriptive and historical sketch of the city and island."
Date: 1875
Creator: Fayman, W. A. & Reilly, T. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1868-1869 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1868-1869

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete business directory and street guide."
Date: 1868
Creator: Marston, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a brief history of the island, prior to the foundation of the city. The successive mayoralties and councils of the city to the present time - provisions of the present charter and ordinances now in force. Also, some account of the various public institutions, improvements, commerce, &c., of the city."
Date: 1859
Creator: W. & D. Richardson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the early history of Galveston, the officers of the existing city government, together with full details of all public improvements, institutions and associations, public enterprises, etc."
Date: 1866
Creator: W. Richardson & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curry's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory 1938 (open access)

Curry's Brownwood (Texas) City Directory 1938

Directory for Brownwood, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns, and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1938
Creator: Ira W. Curry Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873. (open access)

Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873.

The 1872-1873 Austin city directory, "Containing an Interesting History of Austin, the Name and Residence of its Citizens, and Local Information of General Interest." (From the title page.)
Date: 1872
Creator: Gray, S. A & Moore, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Census and Directory of the City of Abilene, 1901 (open access)

Census and Directory of the City of Abilene, 1901

This census and directory for Abilene, Texas includes listings for businesses and individuals living in the city of Abilene in 1901. It also includes information about the establishment of the city, advertisements for local businesses and information about local elections, government institutions, educational institutions, and local industries.
Date: 1901
Creator: Stephenson, J. L. & Anderson, G. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Directory: Taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas (open access)

Official Directory: Taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas

Directory of Dallas County Tax Payers in 1896, noting names, post office, acreage, value, city value and personal value.
Date: 1896
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.). Assessor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
1906-7 City Directory of Austin With Street Directory of Residents (open access)

1906-7 City Directory of Austin With Street Directory of Residents

This is a general directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "A Classified Business Directory, Complete Revised Directory of Austin, Rural Routes, Directory of the State, County and City Governments, and a Reference Directory of the Churches, Educational Institutions, Associations, Societies and Organizations of the City."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1881-1882 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1881-1882

"Containing the present state, county and city governments, and a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits and a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1881
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk's Sherman City Directory, 1923 (open access)

Polk's Sherman City Directory, 1923

The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals, commercial bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, and a complete Classified Business Directory, The Buyers' Guide." Index to content is on page 13; index to advertisers starts on page 14.
Date: 1923
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources (open access)

Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources

The directory gives listings of businesses categorized by industry (including elected officials). The directory opens with a "Description of the State of Texas" which is a reprint of the report written by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and History for the Governor of Texas. The index begins on page 429.
Date: 1903
Creator: Walton & Walton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of Abilene, Texas, 1907-08 (open access)

Directory of Abilene, Texas, 1907-08

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains a "general directory of the citizens and business firms, alphabetically arranged, a complete classified business directory, a complete street directory and miscellaneous information." The index to advertisements is on page xii.
Date: 1908
Creator: The Fort Worth Directory Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Directory of Abilene, Texas, 1911 (open access)

Worley's Directory of Abilene, Texas, 1911

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a general directory of the citizens and business firms alphabetically arranged, a classified business directory, a complete street guide and miscellaneous information of value to citizens and strangers." The index advertisements begins on page 6.
Date: 1911
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palestine City Directory, 1898-1899 (open access)

Palestine City Directory, 1898-1899

Containing an alphabetically arranged list of business firms and private citizens. A classified list of all trades, professions and pursuits. A street and avenue guide. A miscellaneous directory of city officials, public schools, churches, secret and benevolent societies, etc.
Date: 1898
Creator: Hensley-Arnold Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
R. L. Polk & Co's. Sherman City Directory, 1925 (open access)

R. L. Polk & Co's. Sherman City Directory, 1925

The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a Complete Alphabetical List of Business Firms and Private Citizens; A Miscellaneous Directory of City and County Officials, Churches, Public and Private Schools, Banks. Asylums, Hospitals and Homes, Commercial Bodies, Secret Societies, Street and Avenue Guide, and Numerical Street Directory. Also a complete Classified Business Directory and a Buyers' Guide." Index to content is on page 8; index to advertisers starts on page 9.
Date: 1925
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1878-1879 (open access)

Heller's Galveston Directory, 1878-1879

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a general directory, (places of business and residences combined,) with the officers, place and time of meeting of all associations, societies, fire department, city and county officers, etc."
Date: 1878
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of the City of El Paso 1888 (open access)

Directory of the City of El Paso 1888

Directory for El Paso, Texas; "Embracing a street guide, United States, State, County, and City officials, churches, secret, benevolent and social organizations, the name, occupation, and residence of adult population, and a classified business directory."
Date: 1888
Creator: El Paso Directory Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1870 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1870

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete and reliable business and residence directory."
Date: 1870
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sherman City Directory, 1912-1913 (open access)

R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sherman City Directory, 1912-1913

The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals and homes, commercial bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc., etc., etc. Also a Complete Classified Business Directory and Numerical Street Directory." Indexes to content and advertisers are on the page following the title page.
Date: 1912
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1896-1897 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1896-1897

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1896-97."
Date: 1896/1897
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston City Directory, 1874 (open access)

Heller's Galveston City Directory, 1874

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the names and localities of all residing within the city limits; with a complete business directory. Also, the places and times of meeting of the churches, societies, etc., and other useful information."
Date: 1874
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881 (open access)

Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the address of all white persons, in and out of the city limits, with a classified business directory, post offices and counties in this state, money-order offices, &c."
Date: 1880
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1901-1902 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1901-1902

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1901-1902."
Date: 1901/1902
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
System: The Portal to Texas History