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Table of Contents
Introduction
Basic Search Strategies
Records Selection Table
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Census
Church History
Church Records
Colonization
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Genealogy
Historical Geography
History
Membership Records
Military Records
Missionaries
Newspapers
Obituaries
Patriarchal Blessings
Periodicals
Priesthood Records
Temple Records
Access To Temple Records
General Indexes To Proxy Temple Records
Proxy Temple Records
Living Temple Records
Submitting Names For Temple Work
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
DIRECTORIES Directories are alphabetical lists of the names of people who live in the same place or who are members of an organization. Many local Church units publish directories, but these are not widely available.
The Historical Department—Church Library has a collection of ward and stake membership directories. To find the few local Church directories that the Family History Library has, check the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
In Utah, city directories are a good substitute for church directories or church censuses. Directories for Logan, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake, St. George, and other areas can help you determine what ward an individual attended because they list the address. With the address you can use the sources described in the “Historical Geography” section of this outline to determine which ward or branch your ancestor attended.
Several early Utah directories list which ward each member attended. Many of these directories have been indexed in the Early Church Information File. For more information about Utah city directories see the Utah Research Outline (31081).
The following directory was compiled from Salt Lake City tax records:
Directory of Individuals Residing in Salt Lake City Wards, 1854–1861. Early Mormon Series,1. Salt Lake City: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1982. (FHL book 979.2 K24j vol. 1; fiche 6031601; computer number 171684.) This is not circulated to Family History Centers. It is an alphabetical list of Salt Lake City tax payers. It includes the name of each individual and the ward attended. This is indexed in the Early Church Information File.
For further directories see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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Local Church Directories
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Branch].
Look in the Subject Search under:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Ward].
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Stake].
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Mission].
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS— DIRECTORIESMORMONS— DIRECTORIES
Also look in the Locality Search under:
[NATION]— CHURCH RECORDS— DIRECTORIES[STATE]— CHURCH DIRECTORIES[STATE], [COUNTY]— CHURCH DIRECTORIES[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN]— CHURCH DIRECTORIES[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN]— CHURCH RECORDS
City Directories
[STATE or PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWN]— DIRECTORIES
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