>From Ancestry Daily Newsletter... DATABASES OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) =================================================================== LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY DIRECTORY, 1886 The largest city in Kentucky at the turn of the century, Louisville was home to an estimated 160,000 residents in 1890. Originally published in 1886, this database is a directory of city residents. Each record provides the residents' names, occupations, and other helpful notes. Part of an ongoing project, this database contains the names of nearly 40,000 individuals. For persons seeking ancestors who lived in the Louisville area before 1900, this can be a helpful and informative database. Source Information: Cravin, Amy, comp. "Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1886." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: "Louisville City Directory, 1886." n.p., 1886. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4625.htm