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From: "Denise Johnson" <>
Subject: [POCSOUTH-L Genealogy] INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA DIRECTORIES, 1887-90
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 06:21:53 -0500


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA DIRECTORIES, 1887-90

The county seat of Marion County in central Indiana, Indianapolis was
home to some 45,000 residents in 1890. This database is a
transcription of four city directories originally published between
1887 and 1890. In addition to providing the residents' names, it
provides their addresses and occupation. This collection includes the
names of more than 180,344 people, mostly heads of household.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Indianapolis, Indiana Directories,
1887-90." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original
data: "Indianapolis City Directory, 1887." Indianapolis, IN: R.L.
Polk and Co., 1887; "Indianapolis City Directory, 1888."
Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk and Co., 1888; "Indianapolis City
Directory, 1889." Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk and Co., 1889;
"Indianapolis City Directory, 1890." Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk and
Co., 1890.

To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4577.htm

This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction
Project and can be searched through its main page at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm


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