New York City directories

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 – the first, compiled by Francis White, was initially printed October 27, 1785, and the second, compiled by John Macpherson (1726–1792), was initially printed November 22, 1785.

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== Selected New York City (Manhattan) directories (online) ==

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 ==

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 == Notes and references ==

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