Regional Directories - Rochester Public Library

These digitized directories have more information on the towns and villages of Monroe and surrounding counties than the Rochester City Directories do. If your search takes you to these areas, these directories may be of use to you.

City, Town and Village Directories	Date	Title and Publisher
Batavia	1880	Directory of the Village of Batavia, New York. [Batavia, N.Y.] : Geo. B. Herrick.
Batavia	1883	The Batavia Directory, Containing a General Directory of the Citizens, and a Business Directory No. III. Batavia, N.Y. : Genesee Directory Co.
Brockport	1907	Vick’s Standard Directory and Reference Book, Brockport, Y.Y. [i.e. N.Y.] : Containing, Besides an Up-To-Date House and Business Directory, Much Local and General Information Invaluable in the Home or Office. Rochester, N.Y.: Vick Pub. Co.
Canandaigua	1906	Canandaigua City Directory. Canandaigua, N.Y. : J. Chas. Smith, (Canandaigua, N.Y: Ontario County Journal Book Print.)
	1909	Canandaigua City Directory. Canandaigua, N.Y. : J. Chas. Smith, (Canandaigua, N.Y.: Ontario County Journal Book Print.)
	1921	Calkin-Kelly Company’s Canandaigua, New York, Ontario County, City Directory. Binghamton, N.Y. : Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.
East Rochester	1934	Directory of East Rochester. Rochester, N.Y. : J. Francis Finnegan.
Fairport	1913	City Directory of Fairport, N. Y. Compiled by Claud M. Lumbard and Edgar Ray Bills. [Fairport, N.Y.?: Fairport Herald Press]
Geneva	1921	Geneva (New York) Directory. Schenectady, N.Y. : Geneva Directory Co.

Geneva, Seneca Falls, Waterloo	1862	Brigham’s Geneva, Seneca Falls and Waterloo Directory and Business Advertiser : For 1862 and 1863 ; Including the Towns of Phelps, Flint Creek, Seneca Castle and Stanley Corners, with Histories of the Towns from Their Earliest Settlement. Compiled and Published for A. DeLancey Brigham. Geneva, N.Y. : Steam Power Press of the Geneva Gazette.
Pittsford	1934	The Pittsford Directory for Year Ending 1934. [Pittsford, N.Y.] : Rayson Miller Post 899.
Pittsford	1937	The Pittsford Directory for Year Ending 1937. [Pittsford, N.Y.] : Rayson Miller Post 899.
Rochester	1910	Bell Telephone Directory, March 1, 1910. [Rochester, N.Y.] : New York Telephone Co.
Rochester	1912	Bell Telephone Directory, Including Subscriber’s Lists in Rochester, Charlotte, Henrietta, Gates, Victor. [Rochester, N.Y.] : New York Telephone Co.
County Directories	Date	Title and Publisher
Genesee County	1869	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Genesee County, N.Y. for 1869-70. Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse, N.Y. : Printed at the Journal Office.
Genesee County	1917	Farm Journal Illustrated Directory of Genesee County New York. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson.
Livingston County	1868	New Gazetteer and Business Directory for Livingston County, N.Y. for 1868. Compiled and Published by G. Emmet Stetson. Geneva, N.Y. : R.L. Adams.
Monroe County	1869	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Monroe County, N.Y., for 1869-70. Syracuse, Printed at the Journal office.
Monroe County	1918	The Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Monroe County, New York. Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson.
Monroe and Livingston Counties	1917?	American Agriculturalist Farm Directory and Reference Book, Monroe and Livingston Counties, New York: a Rural Directory and Reference Book Including a Road Map of Monroe and Livingston Counties. New York : Orange Judd Company.
Monroe County and Rochester	1863	Boyd’s Rochester Directory. Rochester, N.Y. : A. Boyd.
	1864	Boyd’s Rochester and Brockport Directory. Rochester, N.Y. : A. Boyd. Contains information of Monroe County farmers.
	1875	Rochester City and Monroe County Business Directory for 1875-1876. Rochester, N.Y.: M. L. Flynn.
	1884	Monroe County Directory, 1884. Rochester, N.Y. : E. Darrow, & Co.
	1885	The Rochester Business Directory and Monroe County Directory… No. I. Rochester, N.Y. : Drew, Allis.
	1887	Rochester, N.Y., Business Directory with Map of the City. New York, N.Y. : Joseph Rippey & Co.
	1890	The Rochester Business Directory and Monroe County Directory… No. II. Rochester, N.Y. : Drew, Allis
	1892	The Rochester Business Directory and Monroe County Directory… No. III. Rochester, N.Y. : Drew, Allis
	1894	The Rochester Business Directory and Monroe County Directory… No. IV. Rochester, N.Y. : Drew, Allis.
	1896	The Rochester Business Directory and Monroe County Directory… No. V. Rochester, N.Y. : Drew, Allis
Ontario County	1867	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ontario County, N.Y., for 1867-8. Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse : H. Child, 1867.
Ontario County	1870	Ontario County Directory for 1870, Containing the Names of the Inhabitants of Canandaigua, Geneva, and Phelps, Together with a Business Directory of Ontario County. Compiled by J.W. Lant. Canandaigua, N. Y.
Orleans County	1869	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Orleans County, N.Y. for 1869. Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse, N.Y. : Printed at the Journal office.
Orleans County	1903	Directory of Orleans County, N.Y. with map. Compiled and published by George Hanford. Elmira, N.Y. : Advertiser Press.
Wayne County	1867	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Wayne County N.Y. for 1867-1868. Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse : Printed at the Journal office.
Wayne County	1891	The Wayne County Directory for 1891-92, Containing a General Directory of the Citizens of Clyde, Lyons, Newark, and Palmyra. Newburgh, N.Y. : L.P. Waite & Co.
Western New York Directories	Date	Title and Publisher

Western New York	1880	Western New York Gazetteer and Business Directory: Nineteen Counties, 1880-81. Cincinnati : A.N. Marquis & Co.
Western New York	1898?	Classified business directory of western New York … for the years 1898-1899 …

Topical Directories	Date	Title and Publisher
Monroe County : Military	1899?	Directory, Grand Army of the Republic, Monroe County Patriots : G.A.R. Posts, U.V.U. Commands, Women’s Relief corps, Sons of Veterans, Ladies’ Aids. Rochester, N.Y. : Democrat & Chronicle
Rochester and Suburbs, Society	1901/02-1940 (various years)	Blue Books
Rochester Businesses, African-American	1939	City Directory of Negro Business and Progress. Rochester, N.Y. : Howard W. Coles.
Rochester Businesses, African-American	1926	Directory : Published by the Negro Business League of Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester Businesses, General	1895	Anthony’s Standard Business Directory, Guide and Reference Book of Rochester, New York, 1895-96. [Hartford, Conn.] : Anthony Publishing Company
Rochester Businesses, General	1916	Rochester [N.Y.], the City of Varied Industries : Directory of Manufacturers. Rochester Chamber of Commerce.
Rochester Ethnic Groups — Italians	1931	Rochester Italian Directory. Rochester, N.Y. : North Printing
Western New York Businesses	1902-03	Johnson’s Business and Professional Directory of Buffalo, Rochester, Erie, Pa., Niagara Falls, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Tonowanda, Batavia, Hamburg, Hamburg, Dunkirk, Williamsville, Geneva, Lyons, Canandaigua and Lancaster, N.Y. etc. Washington, D.C. : Johnson Pub. Co.

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