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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List of Subscribers - The Central District Printing Telegraph Co., July 1894
(The Central District and Printing Telegraph Company, 1894, 186 pages)
This is an early telephone directory of Pittsburg and western Pennsylvania / eastern Ohio / northern West Virginia for the year 1894. This was a period of early adoption of this new service, so only a select few became subscribers - usually those who were wealthy or businesses. The information presented includes the name of the subscriber (person or business), their trade, street address and telephone number. Pittsburgh is the main section of the directory and includes the near by areas of: Allegheny, Bellefield, Braddock, Carnegie, East End, Hazelwood, Kensington, Manchester, Mansfield, Monongahela City, McKeesport, Oakmont, Sewickley, Sharpsburg, South Side, West End, Wilkinsburg.

Other Pennsylvania Towns included:
Beaver Falls, Brookville, Butler, Connellsville, Du Bois, Ellwood City, Fairchance, Franklin, Greensburg, Greenville, Indiana, Irwin, Johnstown, Latrobe, Meadville, Mt. Pleasant, New Brighton, New Castle, Oil City, Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, Rochester, Scottdale, Sharon, Sharpville, Titusville, Uniontown, Washington, Waynesburg

Ohio Towns included:
Bellaire, Bridgeport, East Liverpool, Martin's Ferry, New Lisbon, Niles, Steubenville, Toronto, Warren, Wellsville

West Virginia Towns included:
Altenheim, Moundsville, New Cumberland, Wellsburg, Wheeling

Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898
(Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)
This is an early telephone directory of Pittsburg and western Pennsylvania / eastern Ohio / northern West Virginia for the year 1898. This was a period of early adoption of this new service, so only a select few became subscribers - usually those who were wealthy or businesses. The information presented includes the name of the subscriber (person or business), their trade, street address and telephone number.

Pennsylvania Towns included:
Apollo, Barnesboro, Barnesville, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Blairsville, Braddock, Brockwayville, Brookville, Brownsville, Butler, California, Callery, Cambridge Springs, Canonsburg, Carnegie, Charleroi, Chicora, Clarion, Claysville, Connellsville, Crafton, Dawson, Du Bois, Dunbar, Ebensburg, Elizabeth, Ellwood City, Emlenton, Evans City, Fairchance, Falls Creek, Finleyville, Foxburg, Franklin, Freeport, Greensburg, Greenville, Grove City, Harmony, Hastings, Homestead, Indiana, Irwin, Jeannette, Johnstown, Kittanning, Latrobe, Leechburg, Mahoningtown, Manor, Meadville, Mercer, Monaca, Monongahela, Mt. Pleasant, McDonald, McKeesport, New Brighton, New Castle, New Kensington, Oakmont, Oil City, Patton, Petersville, Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, Rochester, Scottdale, Sewickley, Sharon, Sharpsburg, Sharpville, South Fork, Tarenturm, Tionesta, Titusville, Turtle Creek, Uniontown, Washington, Waynesburg, West Newton, Wilkinsburg, Zelienople

Ohio Towns included:
Bellaire, Bridgeport, Cadiz, Cambridge, Canal Dover, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Girard, Leetonia, Lisbon, Martin's Ferry, New Comerstown, New Philadelphia, Niles, St. Clairsville, Salem, Salineville, Steubenville, Toronto, Uhrichsville, Warren, Wellsville

West Virginia Towns included:
Altenheim, Benwood, Clarksburg, Elm Grove, Fairmont, Grafton, Mannington, Morgantown, Moundsville, New Cumberland, Parkersburg, Sisterville, Wellsburg, Wheeling

Directory of the Borough of Grove City Pennsylvania [1909]
(Lawrence Printing House, 1909, 144 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Grove City, PA for 1909. The directory information lists the street address, occupation and names of all residents (including children) for each location. The residential listings are followed by a classified business direction listing businesses according to trade, and then a set of Rural Mail routes surrounding the city. The end of the publication also includes photographs of a number of scenes around town.

Greenville Borough Directory 1916
(W. H. Armitage Directory Company, 1916, 172 pages)
This is a residential and business directory of Greenville, PA for the year 1916. It begins with a numeric street directory listing addresses numerically by street. Next is the main directory, listing residents, mates, occupations and street addresses. Next is a classified business directory listing businesses by trade, and finally rural route listings surrounding the city.

Sharon, Farrell, Sharpsville and Wheatland Directory - 1919
(Tribune Publishing Co., 1919, 578 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the cities of Sharon, Farrell, Sharpsville and Wheatland, Mercer County, PA for the year 1919. The publication begins with a street directory of Sharon, listing all addresses and residents numerically by street. This is followed by a resident directory of Sharon, listing residents as well as businesses alphabetically by name. The directory provides the resident (or business) name, occupation, and street address for each listing, and some listings also include the name of the mate of the primary resident and their employer's name. Next is a classified business directory of Sharon, listing businesses alphabetically by trade. After the portions on Sharon, the same type of information is presented for Farrell, and this is followed by resident directories of Sharpsville and Wheatland. Lastly is a section listing the residents of several rural routes outside of Sharon.

Greenville Borough Directory 1920 (Harte Directory Co., 1920, 182 pages)
This is a residential and business directory of Greenville, PA for the year 1920. It begins with a numeric street directory listing addresses numerically by street. Next is the main directory, listing residents, mates, occupations and street addresses. Next is a classified business directory listing businesses by trade, and finally rural route listings surrounding the city.

Polk's Greenville, PA. Directory 1924 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1924, 396 pages)
This is a residential and business directory of Greenville, PA for the year 1924. It begins with a numeric street directory listing addresses numerically by street. Next is the main directory, listing residents, mates, occupations and street addresses. Next is a classified business directory listing businesses by trade, and finally rural route listings surrounding the city.

New Castle [PA] and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - Summer 1927
(Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1927, 168 pages)
This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1927. 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.

Towns Covered:
Bellton, Bessemer, Bethel, Big Run Juntion, Brent, Burnstown, Camp Run, Carbon, Celia, Chewton, Coaltown, Covert Station, Crescentdale, Drake, Duck Run, East Brook, East Moravia, East New Castle, Edinburg, Ellwood City, Energy, Fayette, Frisco, Gardner, Granboro, Harbor Bridge, Harlansburg, Hazeldell, Hazen, Hillsville, Indianrun, Irish Ripple, Jacksville, Joyce, Kimberly, Knox, Lawrence Junction, Lillyville, Mahoningtown, Marquis, McCaslin, Moravia, Mount Air, Mount Jackson, Muddy Creek, Nashua, Neshannock Falls, New Bedford, New Castle, New Castle Junction, Newport, New Wilmington, North Liberty, North Sewickley, Parke Gate, Payne Station, Plaingrove, Plano, Pleasanthill, Pleasant Valley, Portersville, Possum Hollow, Princeton, Pulaski, Rockville, Rose, Rose Point, Scott Ridge Skidmore, Smiley, Snake Run, South New Castle, Springs, Valcourt, Villa Maria, Volant, Walford, Wampum, Wayne, Weir, West Ellwood Junction, West Liberty, West Pittsburgh, Whitestown, Wilkinson, Wilmington Junction, Wurtemburg

List of Assessed Valuation of Real Estate Borough of Greenville
Mercer County Pennsylvania (J. M. Hittle, 1931, 44 pages)
This is a directory of properties in Greenville, Mercer County, PA and their assessed value in 1931. Homes are lists alphabetically according to owner. Directory information includes owner's name, street address, brief description of buildings, and monetary valuation of property for each location.

Polk's Sharon City Directory - 1935 Including Farrell
and Sharpsville (R. L. Polk & Co., 1935, 738 pages)
This is a directory of the cities of Sharon, Farrell and Sharpsville, Mercer Co., PA for the year 1935. The directory lists residents as well as businesses within the cities, providing the resident (or business) name, occupation, and street address for each. Some listings also include the name of the mate of the primary resident and their employer's name. Following the Sharon City section there is also a separate street directory, listing all addresses and residents numerically by street. For each city, there is a classified business directory listing businesses in the cities alphabetically by trade. Finally, there is a directory of the rural routes surrounding Sharpsville listing residents alphabetically.

Telephone Directory - May 1935 [Sharon-Farrell and Vicinity]
(Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1935, 126 pages)
This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Butler, Mercer and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania, and some portions of Ohio for the year 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 also includes the "yellow pages" section covering the businesses of the same area.

Pennsylvania Towns:
Adamsville, Amsterdam, Annandale, Barkeyville, Bethel, Blacktown, Bovard, Bowie, Boyers, Branchton, Browntown, Bullion, Centertown, Charlestown, Clark, Clark Post Office, Clarks Mills, Clarksville, Coolspring, Deegan, Deweyville, Elora, Espyville, Farrell, Ferrona, Five Points, Forestville, Fredonia, Geneva, Goff, Greenville, Grove City, Hadley, Hallston, Harrisville, Henderson, Hermitage, Hickory Corners, Hill, Isle, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Keel Ridge, Keisters, Kennard, Kilgore, Kremis, Lamonts Corners, Leechs Corners, Leesburg, London, Mercer, Milburn, Millbrook, Nectarine, Neshannock, New Hamburg, New Lebanon, New Virgina, Oakland Station, Oakstown, Osgood, Pardoe, Perrine Corners, Salem, Sandy Lake, Sharon, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville, Shenango, Slippery Rock, Stoneboro, Transfer, Trouts Corners, Turnersville, Wesley, Westford, West Liberty, West Middlesex, Wheatland, Wick, Wicks Station

Ohio Towns:
Brookfield, Brookfield Center, Brookfield Slope, Masury, Petroleum, Yankee-Run Road

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, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Springboro, Stonoboro, Sugar Lake, Sunol, Townville, Troy Center, Tryonville, Utica, Venango