City Directory Collection, 1832-1989
Extent: 101.25 linear feet
Restrictions: None.
Copyright: Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center; some items are in the public domain.
Background information on City Directories
The city directories provide a wealth of information. In many cases, they include the occupation (and sometimes the employer) of the individuals listed. Beginning in 1884, they also contain a "criss-cross" directory - that is, individuals are listed by name, and there is a separate listing by address. This enables the researcher to determine who lived at a particular address in a particular year. Front matter often includes directories of schools, churches, charitable institutions and the like. While Caron is the best known and most common publisher, city directories were published by a number of different firms, particularly in the 19th century. Directories were published under such names as Campbell's, E. Coy, Edward's, Gabriel Collins, German and Brothers, George W. Hawes, Grooms and Smiths, Haldeman's, John B. Jegli's, Sholes', Smith's, and Williamson's. There is also a Standard pocket street directory of Louisville (1934).
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of directories for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, surrounding suburbs, and New Albany, Indiana. The Louisville city directories begin in 1832 and run through 1989. There are several years prior to 1868 that are not covered in this collection, although the gaps do not exceed four years and seldom exceed two years. There is one telephone directory, for 1916. This collection includes a complete run of Caron's suburban directories from 1957 through 1977. In addition, there are two statewide directories, one from 1859-60 and the other from 1906-1907. The earliest city directory that includes New Albany, Indiana (part of the Louisville metropolitan area also known as Kentuckiana) dates to 1845, and New Albany directories are available for nearly every year from 1877 to 1949 and between 1969 and 1989. Directories including both New Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana are available after 1969.
Groupings
This collection is made up of four general types of directories, grouped by geographical coverage:
- Louisville - Includes listings for the city proper
- Louisville Suburban - Includes listings for the Louisville area outside the city limits
- Southern Indiana: New Albany - Listings for the city proper, New Albany and (sometimes) other cities in Kentuckiana
- Kentucky-wide
Louisville
| Year(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Louisville Directory [Also an Advertiser] |
| 1836 | Louisville Directory [Also an Advertiser] |
| 1838-1839 | Louisville Directory [Also an Advertiser] |
| 1841 | Louisville Directory [Also an Advertiser] |
| 1843-1844 | Louisville Directory [Also an Advertiser] |
| 1844-1845 | Haldeman's Picture of Louisville Directory & Business Advertiser |
| 1845-1846 | John B. Jegli's Louisville, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shippingport and Portland Directory |
| 1848 | Gabriel Collins' Louisville and New Albany Directory and Annual Advertiser |
| 1848-1849 | John B. Jegli's Louisville Directory |
| 1850 | Louisville Merchants, Mechanics & Manufacturers' Business Register |
| 1851-1852 | Directory in the City of Louisville |
| 1855-1856 | Louisville Directory and Annual Business Advertiser |
| 1858-1859 | Louisville City Directory and Business Mirror |
| 1859-1860 | Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser |
| 1864 | Campbell's Louisville Business Directory |
| 1864-1865 | Edward's Annual Director |
| 1864-1865 | Edwards' Louisville Director |
| 1865-1866 | Williamson's Annual City Directory |
| 1866-1867 | Edward's Annual Director |
| 1868-1869 | Edward's 4th Annual Directory |
| 1869 | Edward's 5th Annual Directory |
| 1869-1870 | German and Brothers Louisville City Guide and Business Directory |
| 1870 | Edward's Annual Director |
| 1871 | Caron's Annual Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1872 | Caron's Annual Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1873 | Caron's Annual Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1874 | Caron's Annual Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1875 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1875-1876 | Smith's Louisville Commercial and Statistical Directory |
| 1876 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1877 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1878 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1879 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1880 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1881 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1882 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1883 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1884 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1885 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1886 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1887 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1888 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1889 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1890 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1891 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1892 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1893 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1894 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1895 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1896 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1897 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1898 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1899 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1900 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville (extremely fragile) |
| 1901 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1902 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1903 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1904 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1905 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1906 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1907 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1908 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1909 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1910 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1911 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1912 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1913 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1914 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1915 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1916 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1916 | Telephone directory : Louisville, Ky. |
| 1917 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1918 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1919 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1920 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1921 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1922 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1923 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1924 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1925 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1926 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1927 | Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville |
| 1928 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1929 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1930 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1931 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1932 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1933 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1934 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1934 | Standard Pocket Street Directory of Louisville |
| 1935 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1936 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1937 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1938 | Caron's Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1939 | Caron's Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1940 | Caron's Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1941 | Caron's Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1942 | Caron's Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1946-1947 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1949 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1951 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1952 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1953-1954 | Caron's Louisville City Directory |
| 1955 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1956 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1957 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1958 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1959 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1960 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1961 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1962 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1963 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1964 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1965 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1966 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1966 | Louisville, Kentucky street address telephone directory : and principal communities of Jefferson County |
| 1967 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1968 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1969 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1970 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1971 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1971 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1972 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1972 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1973 | Caron's Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1974 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1974 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1975 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1976 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1977 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1978 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1979 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1980 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1981 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1982 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1983 | Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1984 | Louisville Jefferson County City Directory |
| 1985 | Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1986 | Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1987 | Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1988 | Louisville Kentucky City Directory |
| 1989-1990 | Louisville City Directory |
Louisville Suburban
| Year(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1958 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1959 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1960 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1961 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1962 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1963 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1964 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1965 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1966 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1967 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1968 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1969 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1970 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1970 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1971 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1971 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1972 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1972 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1973 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1974 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1974-1975 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky City Directory |
| 1976 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1977 | Caron's Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1978 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1979 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1980 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1981 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1982 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1983 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1984 | Louisville Suburban Jefferson County Kentucky Directory |
| 1985 | Louisville Suburban Kentucky Directory |
| 1986 | Louisville Suburban Kentucky Directory |
| 1987 | Louisville Suburban Kentucky Directory |
| 1988 | Louisville Suburban Kentucky Directory |
| 1989 | Louisville Suburban Kentucky Directory |
Southern Indiana: New Albany, etc.
| Year(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| 1845-1846 | John B. Jegli's Louisville, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shippingport and Portland Directory |
| 1848 | Gabriel Collins' Louisville and New Albany Directory and Annual Advertiser |
| 1856-1857 | Grooms & Smith's New Albany City Directory and Business Mirror |
| 1859 | G.W. Hawes' New Albany Directory and Business Mirror |
| 1860 | E. Coy & Co.'s New Albany Directory, City Guide and Business Mirror |
| 1873-1874 | Sholes' Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1877-1878 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1878-1879 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1884-1885 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1886-1887 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1888-1889 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1890-1891 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1892-1893 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1895-1896 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1897-1898-1899 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1899-1900 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1901-1902 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1903-1904 | Caron's Directory of the New Albany of Floyd County & Land Owners List |
| 1905-1906 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1907-1908 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1909-1910 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1911-1912 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1913-1914 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1915-1916 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany |
| 1917-1918 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1919-1920 | Caron Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1921-1922 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1923-1924 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1925-1926 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1927-1928 | Caron's Directory of the City of New Albany Indiana |
| 1929-1930 | Caron's New Albany City Directory |
| 1931-1932 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1933-1934 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1935-1936 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1937-1938 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1939-1940 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1941-1942 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1943-1944 | Caron's New Albany Indiana City Directory |
| 1949 | Caron's New Albany and Jeffersonville Including Clarksville (Floyd and Clark Counties Indiana) City Directory |
| 1969 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1970 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1971 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1971 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1972 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1972 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1973 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1974 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1974 | Louisville & Jefferson County City and Suburban Criss Cross includes Southern Indiana |
| 1975 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1976 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1977 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1978 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1979 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1980 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1981 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1982 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1984 | Caron's New Albany (Floyd County Indiana) and Jeffersonsville (Clark County Indiana) City Directory |
| 1985 | New Albany and Jeffersonville Indiana City Directory |
| 1986 | New Albany and Jeffersonville Indiana City Directory |
| 1987 | New Albany and Jeffersonville Indiana City Directory |
| 1988 | New Albany and Jeffersonville Indiana City Directory |
| 1989 | New Albany and Jeffersonville Indiana City Directory |
Kentucky-wide
| Year(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| 1859-1860 | Hawes' Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory |
| 1906-1907 | Kentucky Business Professional Directory |
