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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Directory of Crawford County, Pa., for 1871-72 (Jno. M. Arters, 1871, 392 pages)
This publication is a resident and business directory of Crawford County, Pa along with a brief history of the county. The directory information includes the name of the primary resident, occupation and street address, and sometimes some other miscellaneous details.

Towns Covered:
Blooming Valley, Cambridge Borough, Centreville, Cochranton, Conneautville, Evansburgh, Hartstown, Linesville, Meadville, Oil Creek Borough (Hydetown), Riceville, Saegertown, Spartansburgh, Titusville, Townville, Venango, Vallonia, Woodcock

Townships Covered:
Athens, Beaver, Bloomfield, Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield, East Fallowfield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, Mead, North Shenango, Oil Creek, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Rome, Sadsbury, South Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben, Summit, Summerhill, Troy, Union, Venango, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Shenango, Woodcock

General Directory for the Oil Regions of Pennsylvania for 1872-73
(Jno. M. Arters, 1872, 341 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the oil producing region of north-western Pennsylvania for the year 1872-73. It covers parts of Clarion, Crawford, Venango and Warren Counties, specifically the areas of Allegheny Twp., Cornplanter Twp., Cherry Tree Twp., Emlenton, Foxtburg, Franklin City, Lawrenceburg, Oakland Twp., Oil Creek Twp., Oil City, Parker's Landing, Perry Twp., Petroleum Centre, Pleasantville, President Twp., Richland Twp., Rockland Twp., Rouseville, Rynd Farm, St. Petersburg, Scrubgrass, Tidioute, Titusville. The directory information is arranged alphabetically by area and includes the resident or business name, occupation and street address. There are also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Crawford County, PA for 1874
(Hamilton Child, 1874, 345 pages)
This is a gazetteer and directory of Crawford County for the year 1874. The first third of the publication consists of historical outlines of the county as a whole, then its individual towns. Following this is the directory section which covers the entire county. It lists businesses as well as residents, including farmers in outlying areas of the towns. There are also some ads for local businesses included.

Meadville Directory 1880-81 (N. H. Burch & Co., 1880, 224 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Crawford County, PA for the year 1880-81. It also includes Kerrtown and Vallonia. It begins with a brief historical sketch, then provides useful information on the city and its organizations. The directory information includes the name of the primary resident, their occupation, street address and mate’s name. Following this is a classified business directory listing businesses by trade.

Titusville, Oil City, Franklin and Warren Directory For 1884
(J. H. Lant, 1884, 272 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of these cities of Crawford, Warren, and Venango Counties PA for the year 1884. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. This is an excellent resource to use along with the Federal Census records from 1880 and 1900.

Titusville City Directory 1890-91 Also a Containing a Complete Directory
of Warren Borough (W. H. Armitage, 1890, 216 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the Cities of Titusville Crawford County, and Warren, Warren County, PA for the year 1890-91. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. Directories of this era are useful as replacements of the Federal Census of 1890, which was destroyed, making this an excellent resource for historical or genealogical research.

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

Meadville City Directory - 1902 (W. H. Armitage, 1902, 196 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the borough of Meadville, Crawford County, PA for the year 1902. The directory information is listed alphabetically and 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 business directory of the town.

Meadville, Pa., Directory - 1907 Including Kerrtown and Fredericksburg
(Armitage-Kirwin Directory Co., 1907, 292 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the area of Meadville, Crawford County, PA for the year 1907. The directory information is listed alphabetically and 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 business directory of the town. At the end of the publication, there is also a directory of the rural routes going out from Meadville, listing the name of the resident and their occupation.

Directory of the Mutual Telephone Co., and
American Union Telephone Co., Erie County, PA - June 1908
(Mutual Telephone Co., & American Union Telephone Co., 1908, 164 pages)
This is an early telephone directory covering parts of Crawford, Erie and Warren County, PA and western NY for the year 1908. It relates the name of the primary resident or business, address and telephone number.

Areas covered:
Albion, Arbuckle, Ashton, Bear Lake, Bessemer, Bloomfield, Boscobel, Branchville, Britton Run, Canadohta Lake, Carter Hill, Century, Cherry, Columbus, Corry, Crayton, Delhil, Dunn Valley, East Greene, East Harborcreek, East Springfield, East Waterford, Edinboro, Erie, Fairview, Findley Lake, Francis, Franklin Center, Franklin Twp., Freehold, Freeport, French Creek, Girard, Greenfield, Harborcreek, Hornby, Italy, Lake Pleasant, Lavery, Lincolnville, Little Cooley, Little Elk, Lowville, Lottsville, McKean Twp., McLane, Middleboro, Mill Village, Mina, Moorheadville, Niobe, North East, North Girard, North Springfield, Platea, Phillipsville, Porter Bridge, Riceville, South Harborcreek, South Hill, South Ripley, Spring Creek, Sterrettania, Strongs Mill, Summit, Teller, Tillotson, Union City, Waterford, Wattsburg, West Greene, West Harborcreek, West Mina, West Springfield, Wilson Hill

Farmer's Directory of Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1909-1910
(Pennsylvania Farmer Pub. Co., 1909, 306 pages)
This is a directory of Crawford County, PA for the year 1909-1910 "containing a complete alphabetical list of adult inhabitants in all townships and boroughs exclusive of Meadville and Titusville; also miscellaneous records of county, county and state government officers and population of county by townships, boroughs and cities, etc." The directory information consists of the name of the primary resident and their mate, their address, occupation and number of acres owned.

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.

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.