City Directories
Notes:
- Unlike telephone directories that often apply to entire metropolitan areas, city directories are published with very specific coverage boundaries. It is advisable to investigate the coverage area of a directory if you are having trouble locating an entry.
- City directories for Kansas City, Missouri, are available on microfilm in the Missouri Valley Room.
- Entries listed by address for Kansas City, Missouri, directories begin with the 1917 volume.
- Many city directories can be accessed through the HeritageQuest database (a KC Library card number and PIN is required to access this resource).
Missouri
| Missouri Counties and Cities | Volumes Available |
| Kansas City | 1859-1942, 1945, 1947, 1949-1983, 1985-1990, 1992-1994, 1996-2020 |
| Blue Springs | 1975-1977, 1979, 1981-1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 |
| Cameron | 1910 |
| Cape Girardeau | 1954, 1956 |
| Carthage | 1953, 1956 |
| Cass County | 1997-2001, 2003 |
| Columbia | 1954, 1956, 1995 |
| Cooper County | 1912-1913 |
| Excelsior Springs | 1976, 1979, 1981-1982, 1984, 1986, 1988-1989, 1991, 1993 |
| Grandview | 1974, 1976, 1980 |
| Hannibal | 1859-1860, 1871-1872, 1875-1876, 1888-1889, 1894-1896, 1903, 1907, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1937, 1953, 1955 |
| Harrisonville | 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1989, 1990 |
| Independence | 1888-1889, 1898 (Includes Jackson County outside of KC), 1905-1908, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959-1991, 1993 |
| Jackson County | 1898, 1907-1908 |
| Jefferson City | 1929, 1995 |
| Jefferson County | 1907 |
| Johnson County | 1912-1913 |
| Joplin | 1953, 1955-1957 |
| Lamar | 1903, 1911 |
| Liberty | 1911, 1962, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 |
| Louisiana | 1907 |
| Osage County | 1915 |
| Parkville (Telephone Directories) | 1905-1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1946, 1950-1951, 1953 |
| Platte County (Telephone Directories) | 1954, 1961 |
| Poplar Bluff | 1952, 1954 |
| Raytown | 1960, 1962-1963, 1965, 1967-1968, 1970-1981, 1983-1984, 1986-1991 |
| St. Charles | 1952, 1955 |
| St. Joseph | 1859-1861, 1869-1870, 1872-1873, 1875, 1877-1882, 1884, 1891-1892, 1894, 1897, 1902, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1925 (telephone directory), 1926, 1930, 1932-1933, 1935, 1937, 1939-1941, 1946-1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1977, 1981-1983, 1986, 1990-1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999-2007 |
| St. Louis | 1842, 1854-1855, 1863 (Business directory only), 1864, 1873, 1897 (Business directory only), 1911, 1915, 1917 (St. Louis County only), 1924, 1952-1953, 1955 (St. Louis City and County), 1956, 1961, 1963-1964, 1966 |
| Sedalia | 1900-1901, 1913, 1954, 1956 |
| Springfield | 1953, 1955-1956 |
| Trenton | 1990 |
| Webster Groves | 1915 |
Kansas
| Kansas Counties and Cities | Volumes Available |
| Atchison | 1950, 1991 |
| Chanute | 1953 |
| Coffeyville | 1953 |
| Emporia | 1953, 1955, 1986, 1988-1989, 1991 |
| Great Bend | 1954, 1956 |
| Hays | 1989-1990 |
| Hutchinson | 1949, 1953, 1955 |
| Johnson County | 1996-2017 |
| Kansas City | 1894, 1896, 1899, 1901, 1909-1910, 1912-1913, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1924-1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947-1948, 1950, 1952, 1954-1955, 1957-1989, 1991-1992, 1996 |
| Lawrence | 1985-1986, 1988-1989, 1999-2004 |
| Leavenworth | 1859-1861, 1879-1880, 1884 (All after 1884 include Lansing and Leavenworth County), 1897-1898, 1907-1908, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1985-1991, 2004 |
| Manhattan | 1984, 1986-1989, 1991, 2004 |
| Miami County | 2003 |
| Mission | 1962-1964 |
| Northeast Johnson County | 1933, 1953, 1955, 1958-1961 |
| Olathe | 1962, 1964-1966, 1968-1969, 1971-1973, 1975-1981, 1983-1984, 1987-1990, 1992-1995 |
| Ottawa | 1928, 1953, 1955, 1975 |
| Parsons | 1880 |
| Pittsburg | 1955, 1985-1988, 1990-1991 |
| Salina | 1913, 1954, 1990-1991 |
| Shawnee Mission Area | 1965-1966, 1968-1981, 1983-1984, 1986-1991, 1993 |
| Topeka | 1954-1956, 1995-2003 |
| Wichita | 1954-1956, 1990 (Suburban edition), 2003 (City and suburban editions) |
| Wyandotte County | 1997-2017 |
Coverage beyond Kansas City Found within Kansas City, Missouri Directories
| Polk’s City Directories | Additional Coverage Areas |
| 1884-1885 | Armourdale, Armstrong, Kansas City Riverview, Wyandotte |
| 1886-1888 | Westport, Kansas City |
| 1889-1890 | Kansas City |
| 1892-1903 | Kansas City |
| 1904-1909 | Argentine, Independence, Kansas City, Rosedale |
| 1910-1912 | Independence, Kansas City, Rosedale |
| 1913 | Independence |
| 1914-1917 | Independence, North Kansas City |
| 1918 | North Kansas City |
| 1930-1931 | North Kansas City |
| 1933-1942 | North Kansas City |
| 1945 | North Kansas City |
| 1947 | North Kansas City |
| 1949 | North Kansas City |
| 1950-1951 | Clay County (Annexed area), North Kansas City |
| 1952-1953 | North Kansas City |
| 1955-1967 | North Kansas City |
| 1968-1969 | Gladstone, North Kansas City |
| 1970-1972 | North Kansas City |
| 1973-1990 | Gladstone, North Kansas City |
| 1993 | Gladstone, Liberty, North Kansas City |
| Cole’s City Directories | Additional Coverage Areas |
| 1950 | Kansas City, Independence, North Kansas City |
| 1951 |
Missouri, South of Missouri River: Atherton; Blue Mills; Courtney; Dallas; Dodson; Grandview; Hickman Mills; Holmes Park; Independence; Jackson County (unincorporated); Leeds; Lee's Summit; Little Blue; Martin; Mount Washington; Raytown; Sugar Creek
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| 1952 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Atherton; Blue Mills; Courtney; Dallas; Dodson; Grandview; Hickman Mills; Holmes Park; Independence; Jackson County (unincorporated); Leeds; Lee's Summit; Little Blue; Martin; Mount Washington; Raytown; Sugar Creek Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Birmingham; Claycomo; Clay County (unincorporated); Gashland; Linden; Liberty; North Kansas City Kansas, Johnson County: Kenneth; Leawood; Lenexa; Merriam; Mission; Mission Hills; Mission Woods; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Quivira; Shawnee; South Park; Stillwell Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel; Bonner Springs; Edwardsville; Fairway; Kansas City; Morris; Muncie; Nearman; Spencer; Turner; Welborn; Wolcott; Wyandotte County (unincorporated) |
| 1953 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Independence, Jackson County (unincorporated) Missouri, North of Missouri River: North Kansas City Kansas: Kansas City, Johnson County |
| 1955 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Atherton, Blue Mills, Courtney, Dallas, Dodson, Grandview, Hickman Mills, Holmes Park, Independence, Jackson County (unincorporated), Leeds, Lee's Summit, Little Blue, Martin, Mount Washington, Raytown, Sugar Creek Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale, Birmingham, Claycomo, Clay county (unincorporated), Gashland, Linden, Liberty, North Kansas City, Northmoor, Parkville Kansas, Johnson County: Kenneth, Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Quivira, Shawnee, South Park, Stillwell Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Fairway, Kansas City, Morris, Muncie, Nearman, Spencer, Turner, Welborn, Wolcott, Wyandotte County (unincorporated) |
| 1956-1957 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Atherton; Blue Mills; Courtney; Dallas; Dodson; Grandview; Hickman Mills; Holmes Park; Independence; Jackson County (unincorporated); Leeds; Lee's Summit; Little Blue; Martin; Mount Washington; Raytown; Sugar Creek Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Birmingham; Claycomo; Clay County (unincorporated); Gashland; Linden; Liberty; North Kansas City; Northmoor; Parkville Kansas, Johnson County: Kenneth; Leawood; Lenexa; Merriam; Mission; Mission Hills; Mission Woods; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Quivira; Shawnee; South Park; Stillwell Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel; Bonner Springs; Edwardsville; Fairway; Kansas City; Morris; Muncie; Nearman; Spencer; Turner; Welborn; Wolcott; Wyandotte County (unincorporated) |
| 1958 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Grandview; Independence; Lee's Summit Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Gashland; Liberty; Parkville Kansas, Johnson County: Lenexa; Merriam; Mission; Overland Park; Shawnee Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel; Kansas City; Muncie; Turner |
| 1959 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Independence; Jackson County Missouri, North of Missouri River: Clay County; Kansas City, North; North Kansas City; Platte County Kansas: Johnson County; Kansas City |
| 1962 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Belton; Blue Springs; Grain Valley; Grandview; Independence; Lake Lotawana; Lee's Summit Missouri, North of Missouri River: Birmingham; Gashland; Excelsior Springs; Liberty; Kansas City North; North Kansas City; Parkville Kansas, Johnson County: Leawood; Lenexa; Merriam; Mission; Olathe; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Roeland Park; Shawnee; Stanley Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bonner Springs; Kansas City |
| 1963 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Belton; Blue Springs; Grain Valley; Grandview; Independence; Lake Lotawana; Lee's Summit; Raytown; Riverside; Sugar Creek Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Excelsior Springs; Gashland; Kansas City North; Liberty; North Kansas City Kansas, Johnson County: Leawood; Lenexa; Merriam; Mission; Olathe; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Shawnee; Stanley Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel; Bonner Springs; Kansas City; Muncie; Turner |
| 1964-1970, 1977, 1979 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Belton; Blue Springs; Grain Valley; Grandview; Independence; Lake Lotawana; Lee's Summit; Raytown; Riverside Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Excelsior Springs; Gashland; Kansas City North; Liberty; North Kansas City; Parkville Kansas, Johnson County: Leawood; Mission; Merriam; Olathe; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Shawnee; Stanley Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bethel; Bonner Springs; Kansas City; Muncie; Turner |
| 1982 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Belton; Blue Springs; Buckner; Grain Valley; Grandview; Greenwood; Independence; Lake Lotawana; Lee's Summit; Oak Grove; Odessa; Raytown; Riverside Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Excelsior Springs; Gashland; Kansas City North; Liberty; North Kansas City; Parkville; Smithville; Waldron Kansas, Johnson County: Leawood; Merriam; Mission; Olathe; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Shawnee; Stillwell Kansas, Wyandotte County: Basehor Leavenworth Co.): Bethel; Bonner Springs; Kansas City; Muncie; Turner |
| 1998 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Belton; Blue Springs; Buckner; Freeman; Grandview; Harrisonville; Independence; Lake Lotawana; Lee's Summit; Levasy; Lone Jack; Oak Grove; Raytown; Sibley; Tarsney Lakes Missouri, North of Missouri River: Excelsior Springs; Gladstone; Liberty; Missouri City; Nashua; Parkville; Platte City; Smithville Kansas, Johnson County: Lenexa; Louisburg; Olathe; Overland Park; Shawnee; Spring Hill; Stilwell Kansas, Wyandotte County: Kansas City |
| 1999-2000 | Missouri, South of Missouri River: Bates City; Belton; Blue Springs; Buckner; Butler; Grain Valley; Grandview; Greenwood; Harrisonville; Independence; Kansas City; Lee's Summit; Lake Lotawana; Lone Jack; Oak Grove; Odessa; Passaic; Peculiar; Pleasant Hill; Raymore; Raytown; Sibley; Strasburg; Sugar Creek Missouri, North of Missouri River: Avondale; Camden Point; Dearborn; Edgerton; Excelsior Springs; Gashland; Gladstone; Gower; Holt; Hoover; Iatan; Kansas City; Kearney; Lathrop; Lawson; Liberty; North Kansas City; Parkville; Platte City; Plattsburg; Riverside; Smithville; Tracy; Trimble; Weston Kansas, Anderson County: Greeley Kansas, Bourbon County: Mapleton Kansas, Franklin County: Lane; Princeton; Richmond; Wellsville Kansas, Johnson County: Clearview City; Desoto; Edgerton; Gardner; Leawood; Lenexa; Mission; Merriam; New Century; Olathe; Overland Park; Prairie Village; Shawnee; Shawnee Mission; Spring Hill; Stanley; Stilwell Kansas, Leavenworth County: Basehor; Linwood; Tonganoxie Kansas, Linn County: Blue Mound; Centerville; Mound City; Parker Kansas, Miami County: Bucyrus; Fontana Kansas, Wyandotte County: Bonner Springs; Kansas City; Muncie; Turner |