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Note: Publishers vary and the publisher is not identified on this list. Some directories group several cities together; in such cases the details are given with the first listing, other towns include a note to see the first listing. State directories and gazetteers, county directories, and special regional directories are shown in separate sections of this list. The towns included within a regional directory are listed in the city directories section with a note to see the full description in the regional directories section of the list.

City
County
Regional
State

City Directories

City Hard copy Microfilm
 Blackfoot 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 to 1989, 1990 to 1997  No microfilm holdings
 Boise 1891, 1893, 1899, 1901 to 1907, 1911 to 1915, 1917 to 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930 to 1937, 1939-1940, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955 to 1959, 1960 to 1969 (1969-70), 1971 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 1990, 1992 to 1997
Roll 1 1891, 1899
Roll 2 1908 to 1911
Roll 3 1912 to 1919
Roll 4 1921 to 1929
Roll 5 1930 to 1937
Roll 6 1939-40, 1941
Roll 7 1943
Roll 8 1906-07,1914, 1930-31, 1932-33
 Bovill
 See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Burley 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 to 1972, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1996 (includes Rupert)  No microfilm holdings
 Caldwell 1893 (see Boise), 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953 to 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 to 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1982,1984, 1985, 1987,1988, 1990 to 1992, 1994 to 1997,

 Roll 24 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953-54, 1955, 1957, 1958

Roll 25 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 to 1965, 1967, 1968

 Coeur d'Alene 1927-28, 1931-32, 1952, 1954-1959, 1960, 1962 to 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 to 1997

 Roll 18 1923-24

Roll 19 1931-32, 1936-37,1938-39, 1940

Roll 20 1947, 1949

Roll 21 1955-56, 1957, 1958-59, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

 Craigmont  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Culdesac  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Deary  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Dubois  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Genessee  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Harvard  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Idaho Falls 1919,1921, 1923-24, 1926, 1928, 1929-30,1932-33, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 to 1969, 1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1988, 1990 to 1995, 1997

Roll 1 1910-11, 1911-1912, 1912-1913, 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919,1921, 1923-24, 1926

Roll 2 1928, 1929-30,1932-33, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954

Roll 3 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962

Roll 4 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

Roll 5 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968,1969, 1970

Roll 6 1971

 Juliaetta  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Kamiah  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Kellogg  1966  No microfilm holdings
 Kendrick  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Lapwai  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Leadore  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Lenore  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Lewiston

1936-37,1941, 1948, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959-60, 1972

See also: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997

 Roll 13 1905, 1910-11, 1912-13, 1914-15,1921-22, 1927, 1931-32, 1936-37

Roll 14 1959-60, 1961, 1962, 1964 to 1966, 1968, 1969
Roll 15 1970, 1972

 Montpelier  1961  No microfilm holdings
 Moscow 1957, 1959,1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1976, 1978 to 1980, 1983, 1985
See also: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997
 No microfilm holdings
 Nampa 1893, (see Boise)1945, 1948 1951, 1953-54, 1958,1960, 1961, 1964 to 1969,1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1983, 1985 to 1989,1990 and after see CALDWELL  No microfilm holdings
 Nezperce  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Onaway  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Orofino  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Payette 1945,1955,1957, 1959, 1962, 1964  No microfilm holdings
 Peck  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Pocatello 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39 1940-41, 1953, 1955 to 1958, 1960 to 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 to 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981 to 1983, 1986 to 1988, 1990 to 1995

Roll 1 1901 to 1911,

Roll 7 1913 to 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930 to 1942

Roll 8 1946, 1949, 1953, 1955 to 1957

Roll 9 1958,1960 to 1963

Roll 10 1964 to 1967

Roll 11 1968, 1969

Roll 12 1970, 1971

 Potlatch  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Princeton  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Reubens  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Rexburg 1960 No microfilm holdings 
 Rigby  See REXBURG 1960  No microfilm holdings
 Rupert 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1977, 1979, 1991 and after see BURLEY  No microfilm holdings
 Sandpoint 1939, 1941, 1948, 1940, 1956  No microfilm holdings
 Soda Springs  See MONTPELIER 1961  No microfilm holdings
 Spalding  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Spencer  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Sugar City  See: REXBURG 1960  
 Troy  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Twin Falls 1930-31, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959,1960 to 1964,1968, 1969, 1972 to 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980 to 1984, 1986 to 1988, 1990 to 1997

Roll 27 1908 to 1910, 1914 to 1917

Roll 28 1918 to 1921

Roll 29 1923 to 1926, 1928-29,
Roll 30 1930 to 1933

Roll 31 1939 to 1942, 1945

Roll 32 1947, 1950, 1953

 Viola  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  
 Weiser  See: PAYETTE  
 Winchester  See: Regional Directories Quad Cities 1997  


County Directories
 County Name Format Years
 Ada  Farm Directory  Hard copy  1917-18
   Farm & Ranch Directory,  Hard copy  1956 (Ada, Canyon, Gem Counties)
   County Atlas/Rural Directory  Hard copy  1969
   County Directory (Empire Pub)  Hard copy  1973-76
 Adams      
 Bannock      
 Bear Lake      
 Benewah      
 Bingham      
 Blaine  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  1912-13 (Boise, Elmore, Blaine & Owyhee)
 Boise  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  1912-13 (Boise, Elmore, Blaine & Owyhee)
 Bonner      
 Bonneville  Farm & Ranch Directory  Hard copy  1966, 1972
 Boundary      
 Butte      
 Camas      
 Canyon  Farm & Ranch Directory  Hard copy  1956 (Ada, Canyon, Gem Counties)
   County Atlas/Rural Directory  Hard copy  1969
   Polk's Directory  Microfilm

 Roll 22 1925-26 (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)

Roll 23 1930-31, 1936-37) (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)

 Caribou      
 Cassia  See: Regional Directories    
   Polks Magic Valley Directory    1997
 Clark      
 Clearwater  Farm & Ranch Directory Hard copy    No date (Nez Perce, Latah, Lewis, & Clearwater Counties)
 Custer      
 Elmore  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  1912-13 (Boise, Elmore, Blaine & Owyhee)
 Franklin      
 Fremont      
 Gem  Farm & Ranch Directory  Hard copy  1956 (Ada, Canyon, Gem Counties)
   Polk's Directory  Microfilm

 Roll 22 1925-26 (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette Counties)

Roll 23 1930-31, 1936-37) (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette Counties)

 Gooding  See: Regional Directories    
   Polks Magic Valley Directory    1997
 Idaho      
 Jefferson      
 Jerome  See: Regional Directories  Polks Magic Valley Directory  1997
 Kootenai      
 Latah  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  1921-22 (Whitman & Garfield Co. (WA), & Latah)
   Farm & Ranch Directory  Hard copy  No date (Nez Perce, Latah, Lewis, & Clearwater Counties)
 Lemhi      
 Lewis  Farm & Ranch Directory  Hard copy  No date (Nez Perce, Latah, Lewis, & Clearwater Counties)
 Lincoln  See: Regional Directories    
   Polks Magic Valley Directory   1997
 Madison      
 Minidoka  See: Regional Directories    
   Polks Magic Valley Directory    1997
 Nez Perce Farm & Ranch Directory   Hard copy  No date (Nez Perce, Latah, Lewis, & Clearwater Counties)
 Oneida      
 Owyhee  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  1912-13 (Boise, Elmore, Blaine & Owyhee)
 Payette  Polk's Directory  Microfilm

 Roll 22 1925-26 (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)

Roll 23 1930-31, 1936-37) (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)

   Unident. Pub.  Microfilm  1972 (Malheur (OR) Payette & Washington)
 Power      
 Shoshone      
 Teton      
 Twin Falls      
 Valley      
 Washington  Polk's Directory  Microfilm  Roll 22 1925-26 (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)
Roll 23 1930-31, 1936-37) (Canyon, Gem, Washington & Payette)
   Unident. Pub.  Microfilm  1972 (Malheur Co. (OR), Payette & Washington)


Regional Directories

 Magic Valley Cassia, Minidoka, Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties  1997
 Quad Cities Bovill, Craigmont, Culdesac, Deary, Dubois, Genessee, Harvard, Juliaetta, Kamiah, Kendrick, Lapwai, Leadore, Lenore, Lewiston, Moscow, Nezperce, Onaway, Orofino, Peck, Potlatch, Princeton, Reubens,Spalding, Spencer, Troy, Viola, Winchester  1997
 Snake River Valley  Fruitland, New Plymouth, Nyssa (OR), Ontario (OR), Payette, Vale (OR), Weiser  1997



Idaho State Directories & Gazetteers
Owens General Directory and Business Guide  Bound photocopy  1865
Polk's Oregon, Washington & Idaho Gazetteer & Business Dir.  Photocopy, Idaho  1886-87
Polk's Idaho Gazetteer & Business Directory  Hard copy  1891-92
Merchants Protective Assn., Idaho Ratings Book  Hard copy  1903
Protective Assn., Merchants Rating Register  Hard copy  1927
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