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1889-90 New Castle City and Lawrence County Directory
(N. H. Burch & Co., 1889, 466 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle and Lawrence County, PA for the year 1889. It begins with a business and resident directory of New Castle, listing the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is a classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade. After this is the directory for Lawrence County, arranged by town and township. This section provides a brief description of the town and a business directory for each area listing the name and occupation. Lastly are the township listings, noting the name of the residents, address and occupation.

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

New Castle Official City Directory 1913
(The Burch Directory Company, 1913, 712 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1913. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

1914-1915 Polk's Directory of Lawrence Co., PA
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1914, 172 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for all of Lawrence County, PA for the year 1914-15. It provides a directory listing for each of the following towns: Eastbrook, Edinburg, Ellwood City, Enon Valley, Hazel Del, Hillsville, Irish Ripple, Mahoningtown, Moravia, Mount Jackson, Nehannock Falls, New Bedford, New Castle, New Wilmington, Princeton, Pulaski, Rose Point, Volant, Wampum, and West Pittsburg. Following the cities, there is also a section for the outlying rural routes The listings include the resident's name, occupation and address.

1917 Farm Directory and Reference Book of Beaver and
Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania (Orange Judd Company, 1917, 283 pages)
This is a Farm Directory of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, PA for the year 1917. It contains a list of State and County public officials and a number of local advertisements as well as the directory information. The directory information consists of the names of farmers and details such as address, the wife's name, type of farm, a notation of whether they own their farm or are tenants, have telephones, etc.

New Castle Official City Directory 1921
(The Burch Directory Company, 1921, 696 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1921. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1924-25
(The Burch Directory Company, 1924, 778 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1924-25. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1926-27
(The Burch Directory Company, 1926, 828 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1926-27. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - Summer 1927
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 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

Telephone Directory - Summer 1930
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1930, 238 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1930. 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:
Aliquippa, Ambridge, Baden, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Beaver Terrace, Beaver Valley, Bocktown, Bolesville, Bridgewater, Burnstown, Celia, Clearview Farm, College Hill, Criders, Crows Run, Darlington, Doctor Heights, Duck Run, East Rochester, Eastvale, Economy, Eidenau, Ellport, Ellwood City, Enon, Enon Valley, Fairoaks, Fallston, Fombell, Freedom, Frisco, Geneva Hill, Gibson Park, Green Garden, Gringo, Groveland, Harmony, Harmony Junction, Hazeldell, Hazen, Holt, Homewood, Independence, Industry, Kimberly, Knox, Koppel, Leetsdale, Legionville, Lillyville, Lock Five O R, Lock Six O R, Logstown, Mahan, Marquis, Merrill, Middle Lancaster, Midland, Monaca, Morado, Mt. Gallitzin Academy, Mt. Washington, New Brighton, New Galilee, New Sheffield, North Rochester, North Sewickley, Parke Gate, Patterson Heights, Racine, Riverview, Rochester, Scottsville, Shafers, Shippingport, Smiley, South Heights, South Monaca, Springs, Steffenville, Stobo, Vanport, Wayne, West Aliquippa, West Bridgewater, West Economy, West Ellwood Junction, West Mayfield, West View, Woodlawn, Wurtemburg, Zelienople

New Castle Official City Directory 1930-31
(The Burch Directory Company, 1930, 844 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1930-31. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1937
(The Burch Directory Company, 1937, 656 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1937. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1949
(The Burch Directory Company, 1949, 816 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence Co., PA for the year 1949. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade. Finally, there is a telephone directory of New Castle listing residents and businesses numerically by telephone number.

New Castle Official City Directory 1952
(The Burch Directory Company, 1951, 992 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence County, PA for the year 1952. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1954
(The Burch Directory Company, 1953, 856 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence County, PA for the year 1954. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

Beaver Valley and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory
January 1954 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1954, 420 pages)
This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1954. 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:
Aliquippa, Ambridge, Ash, Baden, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Beaver Terrace, Beaver Valley, Bellton, Big Creek, Big Sewickley Creek, Bocktown, Bridgewater, Buhl, Burnstown, Callery, Callery Junction, Carnot, Carr Post Office, Celia, Clark Manor, College Hill, Colona, Conway, Coraopolis, Coraopolis Heights, Crows Run, Darlington, Doctor Heights, Duck Run, East Rochester, Eastvale, Edgeworth, Eidenau, Ellport, Ellwood City, Enon, Enon Valley, Esther, Evans City, Fairoaks, Fairview, Fallston, Five Points, Fombell, Franklin Road, Freedom, Frisco, Geneva Hill, Georgetown, Glenfield, Glen Osborne, Glenwillard, Green Garden, Gringo, Groveton, Harmony, Harmony Junction, Haysville, Hazel Dell, Holt, Homewood, Homewood Junction, Hookstown, Independence, Industry, Industry Heights, Josephtown, Knox Plan, Kobuta, Koppel, Leetsdale, Legionville, Lillyville, Marquis, Merrill, Middle Lancaster, Midland, Monaca, Montour Junction, Moon, Morado, Mountair, Mt. Gallitzin Academy, Mt. Washington, Myoma, Neville Island, New Brighton, New Galilee, New Sheffield, North Rochester, North Sewickley, Ohio View, Ohioville, Parke Gate, Patterson Heights, Plains Church, Racine, Riverview, Rochester, Rowan, Scottsville, Sewickley, Shafers, Shields, Shippingport, Smiley, South Heights, South Monaca, Springs, Stamm, Steffenville, Stoops Ferry, Sunset Hills, Vanport, Wahlville, Watters, West Aliquippa, West Bridgewater, West Mayfield, West View, Wireton, Woodlawn, Wurtemburg, Zelienople, Zeno

New Castle Official City Directory 1956
(The Burch Directory Company, 1955, 820 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence County, PA for the year 1956. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

New Castle Official City Directory 1958
(The Burch Directory Company, 1957, 792 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of New Castle Lawrence County, PA for the year 1958. It begins with a numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's and their mate's names, occupation/employer and street address, as well as some other miscellaneous information. After this portion, there is an additional classified business directory listing businesses alphabetically by trade.