This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania.  These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA.  

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Directories

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May, 1945

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1945, 64 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1945.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  It also includes the "Yellow Pages" classified directory of businesses from the same area.

Towns Included:

Annincreek, Austin, Bellrun, Brookland, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Colesburg, Coneville, Conrad, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Cross Fork, East Sharon, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Ford Hill, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gold, Harrison Valley, Herring, Honeove, Hull Station, Inez, Keating Summit, Knoxville, Liberty, Marshlands, Millport, Mills, Mina, Myrtle, Newfield, North Fork, Odin, Osceola, Oswayo, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Raymond, Roulette, Sabinsville, Shinglehouse, Sweden Valley, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Walton, Watrous, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Wharton, Wrights

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May, 1946

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1946, 80 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1946.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  It also includes the "Yellow Pages" classified directory of businesses from the same area.

Towns Included:

Annincreek, Austin, Bellrun, Brookland, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Colesburg, Coneville, Conrad, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Cross Fork, East Sharon, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Ford Hill, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gold, Harrison Valley, Herring, Honeove, Hull Station, Inez, Keating Summit, Knoxville, Liberty, Marshlands, Millport, Mills, Mina, Myrtle, Newfield, North Fork, Odin, Osceola, Oswayo, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Raymond, Roulette, Sabinsville, Shinglehouse, Sweden Valley, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Walton, Watrous, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Wharton, Wrights

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May, 1947

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1947, 104 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1947.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  It also includes the "Yellow Pages" classified directory of businesses from the same area.

Towns Included:

Annin Creek, Austin, Bellrun, Bingham Center, Brookland, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Colesburg, Coneville, Conrad, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Cross Fork, East Sharon, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Fishing Creek, Ford Hill, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gold, Harrison Valley, Hebron, Herring, Honeove, Inez, Keating Summit, Knoxville, Liberty, Marshlands, Millport, Mills, Mina, Myrtle, Newfield, North Fork, Odin, Osceola, Oswayo, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Raymond, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell Creek, Seven Bridges, Shinglehouse, Sweden Valley, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Watrous, West Bingham, West Branch, Westfield, West Pike, Wharton, Wrights

Warren and Nearby Communites Telephone Directory

December, 1947 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1947, 220 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Warren, McKean and Forest Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1947.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  The Classified business listings (‘Yellow Pages’) are also included at the end.

Towns Included:

Akeley, Barnes, Big Bend, Blue Jay, Brokenstraw Landing Field, Brookston, Chaffee, Chandlers Valley, Cherrygrove, Clarendon, Cole Hill, Corydon, De Young, East Hickory, Endeavor, Fagundus, Freehold, Garland, Gladerun, Grand Valley, Hastings, Henrys Mill, Hull Hill, Irvine, Kellettville, Kinzua, Lander, Lottsville, Lynch, Mayburg, McGraw, Mickel Hill, Morrison, Murray Hill, Newmansville, North Warren, Owls Nest, Parrish, Pittsfield, Porkey, Roystone Station, Russell, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scandia, Sheffield, Starbrick, Stoneham, Sugar Grove, Tidioute, Tinoa, Tionesta, Torpedo, Truemans, Trunkeyville, Venture Town, Warren, Watson Farm, Weldbank, Wellers, West Hickory, Wolfs Corner, Wrightsville, Youngsville

1948 Bradford, PA. City Directory (Calkin-Kelly Directory Co., 1948, 470 pages)

This is a resident and business directory for Bradford City and surrounding region, McKean County, PA for the year 1948.  The wider region covered by the directory also includes Lewis Run and Smethport Boroughs, and the townships of Bradford, Foster, Keating and Otto.  The publication begins with a street directory for Bradford, listing addresses by street. This is followed by the general directory of Bradford and lists residents and businesses alphabetically.  It lists the primary resident, their mate, street address and occupation or employer of the primary resident.  Next is a classified business directory of Bradford.  Following Bradford, there are separate directories for the additional boroughs and townships which list residents and their occupation.

The Mullin-Kille / Con Survey Kane Pennsylvania City Directory - 1948

(Mullin-Kille, 1948, 54 pages)

This is a supplement to the 1948 Master Edition Directory of Kane, McKean County, PA.  It begins with a classified business directory of the area, followed by a numeric address directory of Kane

Latham's Tele-Key of Bradford [1948] (Chas. H. Latham, 1948, 170 pages)

This is a numeric telephone directory primarily of the city of Bradford, McKean County, PA for the year 1948.  It also includes the areas of Duke Center, Smethport, Rew, Aiken, Backus, Berger Hollow, Bingham, Bordell, Cole Cr., Coleville, Cyclone, Dallas, Davis, Garlock Hollow, Gifford, Mt. Alton, Ormsby, Pratt Hollow, Rew, Rixford, Sawyer, Simpson, Summitt, Wolf Run and Wrights Corners.  The information presented is the telephone and the name of the resident or business.  There is also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.  Two pages from the Bradford section are partially missing, eliminating a section of directory information between the numbers of 6263-6448.   

Warren and Nearby Communites Telephone Directory

December, 1948 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1948, 224 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Warren, McKean and Forest Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1948.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  The Classified business listings (‘Yellow Pages’) are also included at the end.

Towns Included:

Akeley, Barnes, Big Bend, Blue Jay, Brokenstraw Landing Field, Brookston, Chaffee, Chandlers Valley, Cherrygrove, Clarendon, Cole Hill, Corydon, De Young, East Hickory, Endeavor, Fagundus, Freehold, Garland, Gladerun, Grand Valley, Hastings, Henrys Mill, Hull Hill, Irvine, Kellettville, Kinzua, Lander, Lottsville, Lynch, Mayburg, McGraw, Mickel Hill, Morrison, Murray Hill, Newmansville, North Warren, Owls Nest, Pittsfield, Porky, Roystone Station, Russell, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scandia, Sheffield, Starbrick, Stoneham, Sugar Grove, Tidioute, Tinoa, Tionesta, Torpedo, Truemans, Trunkeyville, Venture Town, Warren, Watson Farm, Weldbank, West Hickory, Wolfs Corner, Wrightsville, Youngsville

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

January 1952 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1952, 248 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Elk & McKean Counties, PA for the year 1952.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  The Classified business listings (‘Yellow Pages’) are also included at the end.

Towns Included:

Aiken, Annin Creek, Backus, Bells Camp, Betula, Big Shanty, Bingham, Bolivar Run, Bradford, Bullis Mill, Clermont, Colegrove, Coleville, Coreyville, Crosby, Custer City, Cyclone, Dahoga, Dallas City, Davis City, Degolia, Derrick City, Duke Center, Durant City, Eldred, Farmers Valley, Foster Brook, Fullerton, Gifford, Gilmore, Guffey, Halsey, Harrisburg Run, Haymaker, Hazelhurst, Indian Creek, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Keating Summit, Kushequa, Lafayette, Lewis Run, Liberty, Limestone (NY), Marvindale, McKinley, McKinley Station, Minard Run, Mount Alton, Mt. Jewett, Nansen, Norwich, Ormsby, PCL Town, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Red Rock, Rew, Rixford, Sawyer City, Sergeant, Smethport, Song Bird, Tuna, Turtlepoint, West Branch, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore, Wharton, Wrights, Wrights Corners

Latham's Tele-Key of Bradford [1955] (Chas. H. Latham, 1955, 240 pages)

This is a numeric telephone directory primarily of the city of Bradford, McKean County, PA for the year 1955.  It also includes the areas of Duke Center, Smethport, Aiken, Backus, Berger Hollow, Bingham, Bordell, Cole Cr., Coleville, Cyclone, Dallas, Davis, Garlock Hollow, Gifford, Mt. Alton, Ormsby, Pratt Hollow, Rew, Rixford, Sawyer, Simpson, Summitt, Wolf Run, Wrights Corners and Limestone, NY.  The information presented is the telephone and the name of the resident or business.  There is also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.  

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

December, 1955 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 96 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Clarion, Elk, Forest, McKean & Warren Counties, PA for the year 1955.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  The Classified business listings (‘Yellow Pages’) are also included at the end.

Towns Included:

Barnes, Blue Jay, Brookston, Chaffee, Cherrygrove, Clermont, Cooksburg, Crown, Dahoga, De Young, Duhring, Durant City, Frills Corners, Gilfoyl, Guffey, Halsey, Hazelhurst, Henrys Mill, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Kushequa, Lantz Corners, Leeper, Lickingville, Loleta, Ludlow, Lynch, Marienville, Mayburg, McKinley, McKinley Station, Mt. Jewett, Nansen, Newmansville, North Pine Grove, Owls Nest, Porky, Roystone Station, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scotch Hill, Sergeant, Sheffield, Truemans, Tylersburg, Vowinckel, Watson Farm, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore

Eldred - Mount Jewett - Port Allegany - Smethport and Nearby Communities

Telephone Directory December 1956 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1956, 164 pages)

This is a telephone directory covering parts of Elk and McKean Counties, Pennsylvania and a small portion of New York for the year 1956.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses, and provides the resident's name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town.  This directory also includes the "yellow pages" section covering the businesses of the same area.  A small portion of directory information is missing from the Bradford section covering some names beginning with "A"

Pennsylvania Towns:

Aiken, Backus, Betula, Bingham, Bolivar Run, Bradford, Bullis Mills, Clermont, Colegrove, Coleville, Coryville, Crosby, Custer City, Cyclone, Dahoga, Dallas City Davis City Degolia, Derrick City, Duke Center, Durant City, Eldred, Farmers Valley, Foster Brook, Fullerton, Gifford, Gilmore, Guffey, Halsey, Harrisburg Run, Haymaker, Hazelhurst, Indian Creek, James City, Kane, Kansholm, Keating Summit, Keshequa, Lafayette, Lantz Corners, Larabee, Lewis Run, Liberty, Marvindale, McKinley, McKinley Station, Minard Run, Mount Alton, Mount Jewett, Nansen, Norwich, Ormsby, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Red Rock, Rew, Rixford, Sawyer City, Sergeant, Smethport, Tuna, Turtlepoint, West Branch, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore, Wrights, Wrights Corners

New York Towns:

Limestone

Latham's 1957-58 Tele-Key Bradford, Pennsylvania

(Directory Enterprises, 1957, 226 pages)

This is a numeric telephone directory primarily of the city of Bradford, McKean County, PA for the year 1957-58.  It also includes the areas of Limestone NY, Duke Center, Smethport, Aiken, Backus, Berger Hollow, Bingham, Bordell, Cole Cr., Coleville, Cyclone, Dallas, Davis, Garlock Hollow, Gifford, Mt. Alton, Ormsby, Pratt Hollow, Rew, Rixford, Sawyer, Simpson, Summitt, Wolf Run and Wrights Corners.  The information presents is the telephone and the name of the resident or business.  There is also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

October, 1958 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1958, 90 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Clarion, Elk, Forest, McKean & Warren Counties, PA for the year 1958.  The directory lists 1,000's of residents and businesses from these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town).  The Classified business listings (‘Yellow Pages’) are also included at the end.

Towns Included:

Barnes, Blue Jay, Brookston, Chaffee, Cherrygrove, Clermont, Cooksburg, Crown, Dahoga, De Young, Duhring, Durant City, Frills Corners, Gilfoyl, Guffey, Halsey, Hazelhurst, Henrys Mill, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Kushequa, Lantz Corners, Leeper, Lickingville, Loleta, Ludlow, Lynch, Marienville, Mayburg, McKinley, McKinley Station, Mt. Jewett, Nansen, Newmansville, North Pine Grove, Owls Nest, Porky, Roystone Station, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scotch Hill, Sergeant, Sheffield, Truemans, Tylersburg, Vowinckel, Watson Farm, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore