Description
Elgin City Directories are available from 1875-1999. However, some years were combined and some are missing. The following are Elgin City Directories that are available to research:
1875-76*; 1878-79*; 1881-82*; 1884-85*; 1885*; 1887-88*; 1889-90*; 1890-91*; 1892*; 1894-95*; 1897-98*; 1900; 1903; 1905-06; 1907-08; 1909-10; 1911-12; 1913-14; 1915-16; 1917-18; 1920; 1921-22; 1923-24; 1925-26; 1927-28; 1929-30; 1931-32; 1933-34; 1935-36; 1937-38; 1939; 1940; 1941-42; 1943-44; 1946; 1948-49; 1951; 1954; 1956; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1988; 1989; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999
Directories with a (*) after it denotes city directory does not include a property index. These years cannot be researched for a resident history for a particular address
Useful information included on a typical Elgin City Directory listing: first and Last name of the head of household, with spouse; occupation of head of household; late 1980s to 1999 include number of years living at current address.
