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Telephone Directory January 10, 1914 – Lawrence County, Beaver Valley, Mercer County, Pa., and Trumbull County, Ohio (Central District Telephone Co., 1914, 148 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1914.   The directory lists many residents and businesses, and provides the resident's name, address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town.

Pennsylvania Towns Included:

Adamsville, Aliquippa, Ambridge, Atlantic, Baden, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Bellton, Bessemer, Big Run Junction, Bridgewater, Brush Creek, Cannelton, Caylors Ferry, Celia, Charleston, Chewton, Clark, Clarksville, Claytonia, Clearview Farm, College Hill, Colona, Conway, Covert Station, Criders, Darlington, Deweyville, Eastbrook, East Moravia, Eastvale, Economy, Edenburg, Ellwood City, Energy, Enon, Enon Valley, Espyville, Ethel Landing, Euclid, Fair Oaks, Fallston, Farrell, Ferrona, Forestville, Fredonia, Freedom, Frisco, Geneva Hill, Grantsboro, Greenwood, Greenville, Gringo, Groveland, Grove City, Hadley, Hallston, Harlansburg, Harrisville, Hartstown, Hazeldell, Hazen, Hermitage, Hill, Hillsville, Holt, Homewood, Hoytdale, Industry, Irish Ripple, Jacksville, Jamestown, Keister, Kennard, Kimberly, Kopple Station, Kremis, Legionville, Leetsdale, Lillyville, Lock Five, Lock Six, Mahoningtown, Mercer, Merrill, Midland, Monaca, Morado, Moravia, Mt. Gallitzin Academy, Mt. Jackson, Muddy Creek, Neshannock, New Bedford, New Brighton, New Castle, New Galilee, New Lebanon, Newport, New Sheffield, North Rochester, North Sewickley, Oakland Station, Osgood, Pardoe, Parkgate, Patterson Heights, Plain Grove, Plano, Pleasant Hill, Portersville, Princeton, Pulaski, Riverview, Rochester, Rockpoint, Rose Point, Sandy Lake, Scott Ridge, Shannopin, Sharon, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville, Shenango, Shippingport, Skidmore, Slippery Rock, Snake Run, South Monaca, South Sharon, Stoneboro, Transfer, Trout’s Corners, Turnersville, Unionville, Van Port, Villamaria, Volant, Wampum, West Bridgewater, Westford, West Liberty, West Middlesex, West New Castle, West Pittsburg, West View, Wheatland, Whitestown, Wick, Woodlawn, Wurtenburg, Zeller

Ohio Towns Included:

Brookfield, Brookfield Center, Brookfield Slope, Burghill, Center Road, Churchill, Cortland, De Forest, Farmdale, Fowler, Girard, Gustavus, Hartford, Hubbard, Kinsman, Kinsman Station, Leavittsburg, Lordstown Twp., Masury, Mineral Ridge, Mosier, Newton Falls, Niles, Ohltown, Orangeville, Petroleum, Riverside, Tyrrell, Tyrrell Hill, Vienna, Warren, Weathersfield, Yankee Run Road

Telephone Directory - Butler, DuBois, Punxsutawney, Meadville, New Kensington, Tarentum, Oil City, Franklin and Nearby Towns - May 25, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1914, 150 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Venango, & Westmoreland Counties, PA for the year 1914.  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).  

Towns Included:

Acmetonia, Adrian, Aladdin, Allens Mills, Alum Rock, Anita, Apollo, Applewald, Arnold, Arthurs, Avenue, Avonmore, Bagdad, Baker, Bakerstown, Bakerstown Station, Balliett, Bartley, Baxter, Beachtree, Beechwood, Benezette, Big Creek, Big Run, Birdville, Black Fox Run, Blairs Corners, Bleakley Hill, Blooming Valley, Boquet Station, Boughton, Boydstown, Brackenridge, Bradenville, Bradys Bend, Braeburn, Brandy Camp, Brickchurch, Brinker, Brock Mines, Brockport, Brockwayville, Brooklyn, Brookville, Brownsdale, Bruin, Brush Creek, Buena Vista, Buffalo Creek, Bully Hill, Butler, Butler Junction, Buttercup, Cabot, Caledonia, Callensburg, Callery, Callery Junction, Cambridge Springs, Carbon Black, Carbon Center, Carlton, Carr, Cartwright, Catfish, Center Valley, Centerville, Challenge, Cheswick, Chicora, Church, Clarington, Clarion, Clarion Junction, Clarks, Clarks Mills, Claytonia, Clinton, Cloe, Coal Glen, Coalvillle, Cochran Mills, Cochranton, Colfax, Concordia Home, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Conoquenessing, Cooksburg, Cool Spring, Cooperstown, Corsica, Cosmos, Covode, Cowanshannoc, Coylesville, Crag Dell, Cranberry, Crawford Station, Creighton, Crenshaw, Cullsville, Custards, Dagus Mines, Dayton, Delancey, Dellwood, Dempseytown, Denny, Dennys Mills, Dents Run, Dreonda, Desire, Dora, Downieville, Drummond, DuBois, Duffytown, East Brady, East Butler, East Hickory, East Sandy, Echo, Edenburg, Eidenau, Elbon, Elderton, Eleanor, Elenora, Elk City, Emlenton, Emrickville, Endeavor, Eriton, Euclid, Evansburg, Evans City, Exposition Park, Fairmount, Fairmount City, Fairview, Falls Creek, Fee, Fenelton, Fisher, Flick, Fombell, Force City, Ford City, Foxburg, Francis, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Freeport, Frogtown, Frostburg, Fryburg, Garretts Run, Gattians Corners, Geneva, Gibsonia, Glenn, Gilbert, Glassmere, Glyndon, Grange, Grange Hall, Grantboro, Great Belt, Greece City, Grove Summit, Guys Mills, Hannahstown, Harmarville, Harmonsburg, Harmony, Harmony Junction, Harwick, Hawthorn, Haydenville, Helen Furnace, Helvetia, Herman, Highland Park, Hillman, Hites, Hooker, Horatio, Horne, Houseville, Howe, Hyde, Hyde Park, Hydetown, Institute Hill, Isle, Ivywood, Jacksville, Jamisonville Station, Jefferson Center, Iowa, Johnetta, Kane City, Kaneville, Karns City, Kaylor, Keister, Kellersburg, Kelly Station, Kepples Corners, Kerrtown, Kersey, Keystone, Kiskiminetas Junction, Kittanning, Knox, Lamartine, Lanes Mills, Lardintown, Lathops Bend, Lawrenceburg, Lawsonham, Leasureville, Leechburg, Leeper, Lickingville, Limestone, Lindsey, Lineville, Little Cooley, Logans Ferry, Long Run, Longview, Lucasville, Lucesco, Lucinda, Lyndora, Mageetown, Mahoning, Manorville, Maple Shade, Marchland, Mariasville, Markle, Mars, Marwood, Mays Mills, Meadville, Merwin, Middletown, Middle Lancaster, Milledgeville, Miller Park, Millerstown, Milligantown, Millstone, Miolo, Mong, Monterey, Mosgrove, Mt. Chestnut, Myoma, McBride, McCalmont, McCandless, McClintockville, McNeils Station, Natrona, Meale, New Bethlehem, New Kensington, New Richmond, Nickleville, Nixon Station, North Butler, North Hope, North Oakland, North Point, North Washington, Oak Ridge, Oakland Beach, Oakwood Park, Ogle, Oil City, Oklahoma, Oneida, Onondaga, Panic, Pardus, Parker, Parkers Landing, Parnassus, Paulton, Penfield, Peterson Station, Petersville, Petroleum Center, Petrolia, Pettis, Phillipston, Pine Run, Pinoak, Plain Grove, Plains Church, Plano, Pleasant Hill, Pleasantville, Plumer, Polk, Ponce De Leon, Port Barnett, Porter, Portersville, Posytown, Prospect, Punxsutawney, Queen Junction, Queenstown, Randolph, Rathmel, Raymilton, Red Bank, Red Bank Furnace, Red Raven, Reibold, Reidsburg, Renfrew, Reno, Reynoldsville, Richland, Riddles Cross Roads, Rimersburg, Rimerton, Rockdale, Rockdale Mills, Rockland, Rockmere, Rockville, Rockwood, Rocky Grove, Rossiter, Rouseville, Rural Valley, Sabula, Saegertown, Sagamore, Sage Run, St. Petersburg, Salina, Saltsburg, Sandy Hollow, Sarah Furnace, Sarver Station, Sarversville, Saxonburg, Schenley, Scott Ridge, Seneca, Shannondale, Shay, Shawmut, Shermansville, Sherwin, Sherwood, Shields, Shippensville, Sigel, Siverly, Smicksburg, Snydersburg, Soldier, South Oil City, Spartansburg, Spring Church, Springdale, Sprankle Mills, Stanley, Strattonville, Sugar Creek, Sugar Hill, Summerville, Sunol, Sunset, Summit, Sykesville, Tarentum, Templeton, Thorn Hill, Tidal, Timblin, Tionesta, TItusville, Townsville, Trade City, Troutman, Tyronville, Turkey City, Troutville, Tyler, Tylersburg, Unionville, Upper Hillville, Utica, Valencia, Valley Camp, Vallonia, Van, Vandergrift, Venango, Venus, Wadsworth, Wahlville, Walk Chalk, Walston, Warrendale, Waterson, Watters, Wayland, Weedville, Weinels Crossroads, Wels, Wentling Corners, West Apollo, West Butler, West Clarion, West End Borough, West Fairfield, West Hickory, West Jefferson, West Kittanning, West Liberty, West Monterey, West Saxonburg, West Sunbury, West Tarentum, West Winfield, Westville, Wexford, Whitesburg, Whitestown, Wickboro, Wick City, Widnoon, Winslow, Winterburne, Woodbine, Woodcret, Worthington, Yatesboro, Zelienople

Hitchcock's Directory of Titusville, PA 1915

(S. Clarence Hitchcock, 1915, 276 pages)

This is a resident and business directory of Titusville and vicinity, Crawford County, PA for the year 1915.  The title pages notes this is a publication "containing a general alphabetical directory, a street and house guide, classified business directory, and miscellany of general information including state, county and city officials, residents of Crawford County served by rural deliveries from the post offices of Titusville, Hydetown, Centerville, and Townville."  Also "the taxpayers of Athens, Oil Creek, Rome, Steuben and Troy Townships, also directories of Pleasantville, Hydetown, Centerville, Riceville, Townville, and Spartensburg Boroughs."  The directory information for Titusville includes the name of the primary resident and their mate, their occupation and street address. The directory information for the other areas includes simply the name of the primary resident.

Telephone Directory July 10, 1915 – Lawrence County, Beaver Valley, Mercer County, Pa., and Trumbull County, Ohio (Central District Telephone Co., 1915, 168 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1915.   The directory lists many residents and businesses, and provides the resident's name, address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town.

Pennsylvania Towns Included:

Adamsville, Aliquippa, Ambridge, Atlantic, Baden, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Bellton, Bessemer, Big Run Junction, Branchton, Bridgewater, Brush Creek, Cannelton, Caylors Ferry, Celia, Charleston, Chewton, Clark, Clarksville, Claytonia, Clearview Farm, College Hill, Colona, Conway, Covert Station, Criders, Darlington, Deweyville, Eastbrook, East Moravia, Eastvale, Economy, Edenburg, Ellwood City, Energy, Enon, Enon Valley, Espyville, Ethel Landing, Euclid, Fair Oaks, Fallston, Farrell, Ferrona, Forestville, Fredonia, Freedom, Frisco, Geneva Hill, Grantsboro, Greenwood, Greenville, Gringo, Groveland, Grove City, Hadley, Hallston, Harlansburg, Harrisville, Hartstown, Hazeldell, Hazen, Hermitage, Hill, Hillsville, Holt, Homewood, Hoytdale, Industry, Irish Ripple, Isle, Jacksville, Jamestown, Keister, Kennard, Kopple Station, Kremis, Legionville, Leetsdale, Lillyville, Lock Five, Lock Six, Logstown, Mahoningtown, Mercer, Merrill, Midland, Monaca, Morado, Moravia, Mt. Gallitzin Academy, Mt. Jackson, Muddy Creek, Neshannock, New Bedford, New Brighton, New Castle, New Castle Junction, New Galilee, New Lebanon, Newport, New Sheffield, New Wilmington, North Rochester, North Sewickley, Oakland Station, Osgood, Parkgate, Patterson Heights, Plain Grove, Plano, Pleasant Hill, Portersville, Princeton, Pulaski, Riverview, Rochester, Rockpoint, Rose Point, Sandy Lake, Scott Ridge, Shannopin, Sharon, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville, Shenango, Shippingport, Skidmore, Slippery Rock, Snake Run, South Monaca, South Sharon, Stoneboro, Transfer, Trout’s Corners, Turnersville, Unionville, Van Port, Villamaria, Volant, Wampum, West Bridgewater, Westford, West Liberty, West Middlesex, West New Castle, West Pittsburg, West View, Wheatland, Whitestown, Wick, Woodlawn, Wurtenburg, Zeller

Ohio Towns Included:

Brookfield, Brookfield Center, Brookfield Slope, Burghill, Center Road, Churchill, Cortland, De Forest, Farmdale, Fowler, Girard, Gustavus, Hartford, Hubbard, Kinsman, Kinsman Station, Leavittsburg, Lordstown Twp., Masury, Mineral Ridge, Mosier, Newton Falls, Niles, Ohltown, Orangeville, Petroleum, Riverside, Tyrrell, Tyrrell Hill, Vienna, Warren, Weathersfield, Yankee Run Road

Polk's Meadville City Directory - 1922-23, Including Kerrtown

and Fredericksburg (R. L. Polk & Co., 1922, 484 pages)

This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Fredericksburg and Kerrtown, Crawford County, PA for the year 1922-23.   The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address.  A numeric street directory precedes the resident directory, and lists residents by street address.  After the main resident directory, another section covers the rural routes in the area, listings all residents at each household.  Last is a classified business directory of the area.

Polk's Meadville City Directory - 1932, Including Fredericksburg

and Kerrtown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1932, 510 pages)

This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Fredericksburg and Kerrtown, Crawford County, PA for the year 1932.   The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address.  A numeric street directory follows the resident directory, and lists residents by street address and next is a classified business directory of the area. The last section covers the rural routes in the area, listings all residents at each household.

Titusville, Penna. Directory 1935

(Calkin-Kelly Directory Company, 1935, 182 pages)

This is a resident and business directory of the city of Titusville, Crawford County, PA for the year 1935.   It begins with a numeric street directory, listing residents and businesses numerically by street.  This is followed by a regular alphabetical directory.  This directory information includes the resident's name, occupation and street address.  In some cases the name of the resident's mate and employer are also included.  Following the resident directory is a classified business directory of the city.  Next is a directory of Pleasantville, Hydetown, and the Rural Routes around those towns and Titusville.

Telephone Directory - June 1935

(Meadville Telephone Company, 1935, 46 pages)

This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1935.  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 does not contain a "classified" section, but does contain ads for local businesses throughout.

Towns Covered:

Beaver Center, Black Ash, Blooming Valley, Carlton, Centerville, Clarks Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, Conneautville, Cool Spring, Coons Corners, Deckards, Fredonia, Frenchtown, Geneva, Guys Mills, Hadley, Harmonsburg, Hartstown, Hickernell, Kremis, Linesville, Little Cooley, Littles Corners, Lyona, Meadville, Milledgeville, Mosiertown, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Richmond, Norrisville, Palmer, Pettis, Rundel, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Shadeland, Shaws, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango

Telephone Directory - December 1936

(Meadville Telephone Company, 1936, 56 pages)

This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1936.  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 does not contain a "classified" section, but does contain ads for local businesses throughout.

Towns Covered:

Beaver Center, Black Ash, Blooming Valley, Carlton, Centerville, Clarks Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, Conneautville, Cool Spring, Coons Corners, Deckards, Fredonia, Geneva, Guys Mills, Hadley, Harmonsburg, Hartstown, Hickernell, Kremis, Linesville, Little Cooley, Littles Corners, Lyona, Meadville, Milledgeville, Mosiertown, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Richmond, Norrisville, Palmer, Pettis, Rundel, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Shadeland, Shaws, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango

Telephone Directory - December 1937

(Meadville Telephone Company, 1937, 58 pages)

This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1937.  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 does not contain a "classified" section, but does contain ads for local businesses throughout.

Towns Covered:

Beaver Center, Black Ash, Blooming Valley, Carlton, Centerville, Clarks Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, Conneautville, Cool Spring, Coons Corners, Deckards, Delaware Grove, Fairview, Fredonia, Geneva, Guys Mills, Hadley, Hannaville, Harmonsburg, Hartstown, Hickernell, Kremis, Linesville, Little Cooley, Littles Corners, Lyona, Meadville, Milledgeville, Mosiertown, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Richmond, Norrisville, Palmer, Pettis, Rundel, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Shadeland, Shaws, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango

Telephone Directory - December 1938

(Meadville Telephone Company, 1938, 62 pages)

This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1938.  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 does not contain a "classified" section, but does contain ads for local businesses throughout.

Towns Covered:

Beaver Center, Black Ash, Blooming Valley, Carlton, Centerville, Clarks Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, Conneautville, Cool Spring, Coons Corners, Deckards, Delaware Grove, Fairview, Fredonia, Geneva, Hadley, Hannaville, Harmonsburg, Hartstown, Hickernell, Kremis, Linesville, Little Cooley, Littles Corners, Lyona, Meadville, Milledgeville, Mosiertown, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Richmond, Norrisville, Palmer, Pettis, Rundel, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Shadeland, Shaws, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango

1938-1939-1940 Crawford County Directory

(C. S. Burke, 1938, 88 pages)

This is a farm and rural directory of Crawford County, PA for the year 1938-40. It lists hundreds of farmers across the county and provides their address, number of acres and estimated value.  There are also a number of ads for local businesses.

Oil City - Franklin and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

March 1939 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corp., 1939, 124 pages)

This is a telephone directory covering parts of Crawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1939. The directory information lists 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.

Towns Included:

Clintonville, Cooperstown, Franklin, Fryburg, Hydetown, Kaneville, Kennerdale, McClintockville, Millbrook, Nickleville, Oil City, Petroleum Center, Pleasantville, Plumer, Pol, Rymilton, Reno, Rockland, Rock Grove, Rouseville, Salina, Seneca, Titusville, Van, Venus, Wesley

Telephone Directory - June 1939

(Meadville Telephone Company, 1939, 66 pages)

This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1939.  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 does not contain a "classified" section, but does contain ads for local businesses throughout.

Towns Covered:

Beaver Center, Blooming Valley, Carlton, Centerville, Clarks Mills, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, Conneautville, Cool Spring, Coons Corners, Deckards, Delaware Grove, Fairview, Fredonia, Geneva, Hadley, Hannaville, Harmonsburg, Hartstown, Hickernell, Kremis, Linesville, Little Cooley, Littles Corners, Lyona, Meadville, Milledgeville, Mosiertown, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Richmond, Norrisville, Palmer, Pettis, Rundel, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Shadeland, Shaws, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango