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 1939-1958

Telephone Directory – May 1939

(Home Telephone Company, 1939, 44 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson Counties, PA for the year 1937.  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:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Centerville, Challenge, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Dellwood, Driftwood, Drummond, Eagle Valley, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rasselas, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - June 1939

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1939, 110 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1939.  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:

Aiken, Allen Station, Annincreek, Austin, Backus, Bellrun, Bells Camp, Betula, Big Shanty, Bingham, Bradford, Brookland, Bullis Mill, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Clarkdale, Clermont, Colegrove, Colesburg, Coleville, Coneville, Conrad, Coryville, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Crosby, Cross Fork, Custer City, Cyclone, Dahoga, Dallas City, Davis City, Degolia, Derrick City, Duke Center, Durant City, East Bradford, East Sharon, Eldred, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Farmers Valley, Ford Hill, Fullerton, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gifford, Gilmore, Gold, Guffey, Halsey, Harrisburg Run, Harrison Valley, Haymaker, Hazel Hurst, Herring, Honeoye, Hull Station, Indian Creek, Inez, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Keating Summit, Keystone, Knoxville, Kushequa, Lafayette, Larabee, Lewis Run, Liberty, Limestone (NY), Ludlow, Manhattan, Marshlands, Marvindale, McKinley, McKinley Station, Millport, Mills, Mina, Mount Alton, Mt. Jewett, Myrtle, Nansen, Newfield, North Fork, Norwich, Odin, Olivedale, Ormsby, Osceola, Oswayo, PCL Town, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Red Rock, Rew City, Rew, Rixford, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Sawyer City, Sergeant, Shinglehouse, Smethport, Song Bird, Summit City, Sweden Valley, Tuna, Tuna Creek, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Walton, Watrous, West Branch, Westfield, West Kane, Westline, West Pike, Wetmore, Wharton, Wigwam, Wrights

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - June 1940

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1940, 106 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1940.  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:

Aiken, Allen Station, Annincreek, Austin, Backus, Bellrun, Bells Camp, Betula, Big Shanty, Bingham, Bradford, Brookland, Bullis Mill, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Clarkdale, Clermont, Colegrove, Colesburg, Coleville, Coneville, Conrad, Coryville, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Crosby, Cross Fork, Custer City, Cyclone, Dahoga, Dallas City, Davis City, Degolia, Derrick City, Duke Center, Durant City, East Bradford, East Sharon, Eldred, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Farmers Valley, Ford Hill, Fullerton, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gifford, Gilmore, Gold, Guffey, Halsey, Harrisburg Run, Harrison Valley, Haymaker, Hazel Hurst, Herring, Honeoye, Hull Station, Indian Creek, Inez, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Keating Summit, Keystone, Knoxville, Kushequa, Lafayette, Larabee, Lewis Run, Liberty, Limestone (NY), Ludlow, Manhattan, Marshlands, Marvindale, McKinley, McKinley Station, Millport, Mills, Mina, Mount Alton, Mt. Jewett, Myrtle, Nansen, Newfield, North Fork, Norwich, Odin, Olivedale, Ormsby, Osceola, Oswayo, PCL Town, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Red Rock, Rew City, Rew, Rixford, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Sawyer City, Sergeant, Shinglehouse, Smethport, Song Bird, Summit City, Sweden Valley, Tuna, Tuna Creek, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Walton, Watrous, West Branch, Westfield, West Kane, Westline, West Pike, Wetmore, Wharton, Wigwam, Wrights

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - June 1941

(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1941, 104 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, PA for the year 1941.  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:

Aiken, Allen Station, Annincreek, Austin, Backus, Bellrun, Bells Camp, Betula, Big Shanty, Bingham, Bradford, Brookland, Bullis Mill, Burtville, Carter Camp, Chrystal, Clarkdale, Clermont, Colegrove, Colesburg, Coleville, Coneville, Conrad, Coryville, Costello, Coudersport, Cowanesque, Crosby, Cross Fork, Custer City, Cyclone, Dahoga, Dallas City, Davis City, Degolia, Derrick City, Duke Center, Durant City, East Bradford, East Sharon, Eldred, Eleven Mile, Elkland, Ellisburg, Farmers Valley, Ford Hill, Fullerton, Gaines, Galeton, Genesee, Germania, Gifford, Gilmore, Gold, Guffey, Halsey, Harrisburg Run, Harrison Valley, Haymaker, Hazel Hurst, Herring, Honeoye, Hull Station, Indian Creek, Inez, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Keating Summit, Keystone, Knoxville, Kushequa, Lafayette, Larabee, Lewis Run, Liberty, Limestone (NY), Ludlow, Manhattan, Marshlands, Marvindale, McKinley, McKinley Station, Millport, Mills, Mina, Mount Alton, Mt. Jewett, Myrtle, Nansen, Newfield, North Fork, Norwich, Odin, Olivedale, Ormsby, Osceola, Oswayo, PCL Town, Port Allegany, Portage Creek, Potter Brook, Prentiss Vale, Raymond, Red Rock, Rew City, Rew, Rixford, Roulette, Sabinsville, Sartwell, Sawyer City, Sergeant, Shinglehouse, Smethport, Song Bird, Summit City, Sweden Valley, Tuna, Tuna Creek, Turtlepoint, Ulysses, Walton, Watrous, West Branch, Westfield, West Kane, Westline, West Pike, Wetmore, Wharton, Wigwam, Wrights

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

February, 1943 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1943, 60 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Clarion, Elk, Forest, McKean & Warren Counties, PA for the year 1943.  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, Byromtown, Chaffee, Cherrygrove, Clermont, Cooksburg, Crown, Dahoga, De Young, Duhring, Durant City, Frills Corners, Frostown, Gilfoyl, Guffey, Halsey, Hastings, Hazel Hurst, Henrys Mill, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Kushequa, Leeper, Lickingville, Loleta, Ludlow, Lynch, Marienville, Mayburg, McKinley, McKinley Station, Mt. Jewett, Nansen, North Pine Grove, Olivedale, Owls Nest, Parrish, Porkey, Roystone Station, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scotch Hill, Sergeant, Sheffield, Truemans, Tylersburg, Vowinckel, Watson Farm, Wellers, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory

March, 1944 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1944, 60 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Clarion, Elk, Forest, McKean & Warren Counties, PA for the year 1944.  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, Byromtown, Chaffee, Cherrygrove, Clermont, Cooksburg, Crown, Dahoga, De Young, Duhring, Durant City, Frills Corners, Frostown, Gilfoyl, Guffey, Halsey, Hastings, Hazel Hurst, Henrys Mill, James City, Kane, Kanesholm, Kushequa, Leeper, Lickingville, Loleta, Ludlow, Lynch, Marienville, Mayburg, McKinley, McKinley Station, Mt. Jewett, Nansen, North Pine Grove, Olivedale, Owls Nest, Parrish, Porkey, Roystone Station, Russell City, Sackett, Saybrook, Scotch Hill, Sergeant, Sheffield, Truemans, Tylersburg, Vowinckel, Watson Farm, Wellers, West Kane, Westline, Wetmore

Telephone Directory – December 1946

(Home Telephone Company, 1946, 120 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson 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).  

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Carmen, Cartwright, Crenshaw, Croyland, Dagus, Daguschonda, Dagus Mills, Dahoga, Deckertown, Driftwood, Drummond, Elbon, Emporium, Gardeau, Glen Hazel, Hallton, Hydes, Instanter, Johnsonburg, Kersey, Keystone, Kyler, Lanes Mills, Maplehurst, Portland Mills, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Rolfe, Shawmut, Shelvey, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Straight, Toby Mines, West Creek, Wilcox

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

Telephone Directory – April 1952

(Home Telephone Company, 1952, 162 pages)

This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Cameron, Elk, and Jefferson 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).  It also includes the "Yellow Pages", classifield business directory of the area.

Towns Included:

Brandy Camp, Bryan Hill, Beechwood, Berwind Heights, Brockport, Brockway, Cameron, Castle Gardens, Clarion, Clarion Heights, Clear Creek, Coal Hollow, Cobb, Condot, Crenshaw, Daguschonda, Dagus Mines, Dill Settlement, Driftwood, Elbon, Emporium, Fairview Hill, German Settlement, Glen Hazel, Grandview Park, Helen Mills, Hillview, Houston, Howard Circle, Howard Siding, Huntley, Johnsonburg, Keating Summit, Kersey, Keystone, Klondike, Lake City, Lanes Mills, Long Level, McCullough, Moore Hill, Nicholas, North Creek, Portage, Portland Mills, Prospect Park, Rich Valley, Ridgway, Scotland, Schissle, Shelvey Summit, Silver Creek, Sinnemahoning, Sizerville, South Mountain, South Park, St. Mary’s, Sterling Run, Sycamore, Sylvan Heights, Tapwingo Farms, Tannery Row, Toby Valley, Truman, West Creek, West Garden, Wilcox, Whittimore Hill

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

Du Bois - Falls Creek - Reynoldsville - Sykesville 

and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - November 1956

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

This is a telephone directory covering parts of Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania 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 for businesses of the same area.

Towns Included:

Beechwoods, Benzette, Bollinger, Brandy Camp, Brockport, Brockway, Brooks Settlement, Byrnedale, Caledonia, Chestnut Grove, Clear Run, Crenshaw, Dellwood, Dents Run, Drummond, DuBois, Elbon, Emerickville, Falls Creek, Force, Helen Mills, Helvetia, Hollywood, Home Camp, Hormtown, Hydes, Keystone, Lanes Mills, Luthersburg, Medix Run, Meredith, Millrun, Narrows Creek, North Paradise, Oklahoma, Pancoast, Penfield, Prescottville, Rathmel, Reynoldsville, Rockdale, Rockton, Sabula, Salem, Sandy Valley, Shaffers Siding, Shawmut, Smithtown, Soldier, Stanley, Sykesville, Troutville, Tyler, Weedville, West Liberty, Winterburne

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

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