The New-York Directory, published in 1786, was the first extant directory for New York City and the third published in the United States. It listed 846 names. A year earlier, the first two in the country were published in Philadelphia â the first, compiled by Francis White, was initially printed October 27, 1785, and the second, compiled by John Macpherson (1726âÂÂ1792), was initially printed November 22, 1785.
Timeline and highlights
Selected New York City (Manhattan) directories (online)
New York City (Manhattan) directories
Great Metropolis directories
Business directories
Copartnership directories
Tax records
Citizens and strangers' guides
Route and city guides
Charities, social services, and church directories
Public education directories
Directories of directors
Directories related to investment securities and banking
Printing Trades Blue Book
Elite directories
Annual registers
The Reference registers
Maps and atlases
New York City medical directories
Railway and other public transit references
Society directories, including social registers
Early Harlem history (16th and 17th centuries)
Unions
Greater New York dictionaries
New York City Corporation documents
Military directories
Genealogical societies
New York State directories
State lawyer directories
State medical directories
Surrounding area travel guides
The Eno Collection of New York City Views
Architects in Practice, New York City
National directory of architects
Other directories and city references
Old Merchants of New York City
New York history bibliography and biographical references
, compiled by a special committee ...
Selected New York City directories not found online
Wilson's
Trow's
Longworth's American Almanack, New-York Register, and City Directory
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory
Doggett's New York City Directory
Rode's
Citizen and Stranger's Guide
Guide books: Taintor's Route and City Guides
Other
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References