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.

This material was scanned from original publications and will be provided as text searchable PDFs (unless noted in description). These files can be read using many PDF reader programs (Windows / Mac / Linux), however Adobe Reader or Acrobat are recommended.

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, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, 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

Titusville Pennsylvania Con Survey City Directory 1941
(Sara Mullin Baldwin, 1941, 182 pages)
This is a resident, business and telephone directory of the city of Titusville, Gresham, Hydetown and Pleasantville, Crawford County PA, for the year 1941. The first part of the publication is a business directory, arranged alphabetically by trade. Following this is a numeric telephone directory listing residents and businesses in order of telephone number. After this is a telephone street guide and householder directory listing residents and businesses by street address. This section includes the residents' name, street address and telephone number. Lastly is an alphabetical resident directory listing the resident's name, street address, telephone number and sometimes their employer and mate's name.

Telephone Directory - June 1944
(Meadville Telephone Company, 1944, 94 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, PA for 1944. 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 contains a classified business section for the Meadville area.

Towns Covered:
Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Hartstown, Linesville, Meadville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, Townville

Polk's Meadville City Directory 1946, Including Fredericksburg and Kerrtown
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1946, 666 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Fredericksburg and Kerrtown, Crawford Co., PA for the year 1946. It begins with a classified business directory, listing businesses by trade. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address. Following this is a directory listing addresses numerically by street, and then a directory of rural routes surrounding the city.

Telephone Directory - September 1948
(Meadville Telephone Company, 1948, 194 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering part of Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1948. 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 amount of directory information is missing from the Townville section.

Towns Included:
Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Hartstown, Linesville, Meadville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, Townville

Polk's Meadville City Directory - 1949, Including Fredericksburg
and Kerrtown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1949, 624 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Fredericksburg and Kerrtown, Crawford Co., PA for the year 1949. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address. The directory includes over 12,000 listings. The business directory precedes the resident directory and lists businesses by trade.

Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory
May 1950 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1950, 120 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1950. 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:
Adamsville, Clarks Mills, Espyville, Geneva, Greenville, Hadley, Hall Shaft, Hartstown, Jamestown, Kennard, Leechs Corners, Maysville, Osgood, Salem, Sheakleyville, Shenango, Stoneboro, Transfer, Turnersville, Westford

Polk's Meadville City Directory 1951, Including Fredericksburg and Kerrtown
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1951, 558 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of Meadville, Fredericksburg and Kerrtown, Crawford Co., PA for the year 1951. It begins with a classified business directory, listing businesses by trade. The resident directory information is listed alphabetically and includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address. Following this is a directory listing addresses numerically by street, and then a directory of rural routes surrounding the city.

Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory
May 1951 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1951, 132 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1951. 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:
Adamsville, Clarks Mills, Espyville, Geneva, Greenville, Hadley, Hall Shaft, Hartstown, Jamestown, Kennard, Leechs Corners, Maysville, Osgood, Salem, Sheakleyville, Shenango, Stoneboro, Transfer, Turnersville, Westford

Telephone Directory - December 1951
(Meadville Telephone Company, 1951, 146 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering part of Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1951. 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 Included:
Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Fredonia, Guys Mills, Hartstown, Linesville, Meadville, Riceville, Saegertown, Sandy Lake, Sheakleyville, Spartansburg, Stoneboro, Townville

Conneaut Lake Directory 1951-52 (William E. Monnie, 1951, 84 pages)
This is a directory of addresses around Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, PA for the year 1951-52. Conneaut Lake was a popular vacation destination. The directory includes a map of the lake area, and the listings are made as a numerical street directory. The directory information includes the physical address of the property, the resident / visitor name, and actual residential address of resident / visitor (which in many cases is outside of the area). Along with the directory information are numerous ads for local businesses and pictures of vacationers and various recreational activities.