St. Paul Minnesota Directories 1856-1922 and 1981

This collection comprises a total of 64 directories which cover the years of 1856-1922 (incomplete) and 1981. They were placed online by the St. Paul Public Library and are completely free for viewing and printing. You will need a clipping tool in order to save images of these pages.

From 1856-1925, directories generally included:

• City and County officials.
• Schools, churches, hotels, fraternal organizations and societies.
• Advertisements, including an index to advertisers.
• An alphabetical list of residents and businesses with street name (no house numbers), and occupation of residents or type of business.

St. Paul Minnesota Directories 1856-1922

• Business Directory for the city of St. Paul City v. 1856
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1857
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1859
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1863
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1864
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1866 – residents and businesses were listed by wards (for this year only)
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1867
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1869 – a listing of Chicago area businesses was included. A schedule of stamps and duties for liquors, tobacco, coffee, etc., was also printed
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1869 Black
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1869 Green
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1871
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1873
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1874
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1875
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1876
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1877
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1878
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1879 – a street name index was included, with “to” and “from” information
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1880
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1881
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1882
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1883
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1884
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1885 – addresses became more specific, and included house numbers
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1886
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1887
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1888
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1889
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1890
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1891
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1892
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1893
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1894
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1895 – a “Progress of the City” report was provided
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1896
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1897
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1898
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1899
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1900
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1901
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1902
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1903
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1904
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1905
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1906
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1907
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1908
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1909
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1910
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1911
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1912
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1913
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1914
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1915
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1916
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1917
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1918
• Classified Directory and Blue Book of the Twin Cities v. 1918/1919
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1919
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1920
• St. Paul Classified Business and Professional Directory v. 1920
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1921
• St. Paul City Directory v. 1922

1929 – a dotted circle symbol was introduced to indicate homeowner. Wives’ names were added after the husband’s name. The street index was printed on pink paper. A separate index to South St. Paul streets (also pink) was added, although South St. Paul residents were included in the white pages of the St. Paul general listings

1933 – all adults in the household were listed.

1940 – a bell symbol was added to indicate a telephone, although no phone number was given.

1948 – the South St. Paul Street Directory was dropped.

1950 – alphabetical listings included suburbanites who worked in St. Paul.

1956 – the first South Suburban and North Suburban directories were published.

1961 – telephone numbers were added to the street index.

1964 – a separate telephone number section was added.

• St. Paul History and Area Business Index v. 1981