Virginia Directories

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Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Virginia. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:

Richmond City

Norfolk City

For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:

Stanard, William G. The Colonial Virginia Register 1902. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.

Further directories are found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under:

VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [INDEPENDENT CITY] - DIRECTORIES

VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES

Online Resources

 * Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.