City directories of the city of Sacramento, California and surrounding areas beginning in 1850-2017. Entries are listed by individual or business name and include their residence or business address and telephone number for later years. In 1914 the city directories began providing a reverse directory by street name and address for individuals and businesses.

Published on January 1, 1851, James Horace Culver's Directory for the Year 1851 was the first book to be published in Sacramento, California and the first city directory on the West Coast to list street address numbers. The directory listed the city's residents, churches, benevolent organizations, saloons, restaurants, boarding houses, city and county elected officials, schools, theaters, courts, leading taxpayers, steamboat captains, and a brief history of the city.

181 Volumes

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