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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Mount Carmel - Shamokin and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
May 1946 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1946, 152 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1946. 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:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barry, Bear Gap, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Brady, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coal Run, County Line, Crowl, Dalmatia, Deiblers, Dornsife, Dunklebergers, Elysburg, Erdman, Excelsior, Exchange, Fagon, Fountain Springs, Germanville, Gordon, Gowen City, Green Ridge, Greenbrier, Hebe, Helfenstein, Hepler, Herndon, Hickory Corners, Hickory Ridge, Hunter, Irish Valley, Kehler, Keiser, Klingerstown, Knobel's Grove, Kulpmont, Latshaw, Lavelle, Leck Kill, Leib, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locustdale, Logan, Malta, Mandata, Marion Heights, Maysville, Midvalley, Millersville, Miriam, Mount Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, Otto, Overlook, Paxinos, Pillow, Pitman, Ralpho Township, Ranshaw, Rebuck, Red Cross, Reed, Reed Station, Rough & Ready, Sagon, Shamokin, Shamrock, Snydertown, Stonington, Strong, Taylorsville, Tharptown, Trevorton, Uniontown, Urban, Wallace, Weigh Scales, Wilburton

Mount Carmel - Shamokin and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
May 1947 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1947, 188 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1947. 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:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barry, Bear Gap, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Brady, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coal Run, County Line, Crowl, Dalmatia, Deiblers, Dornsife, Dunklebergers, Elysburg, Erdman, Excelsior, Exchange, Fountain Springs, Germanville, Gordon, Gowen City, Green Ridge, Greenbrier, Hebe, Helfenstein, Hepler, Herndon, Hickory Corners, Hickory Ridge, Hunter, Irish Valley, Kehler, Keiser, Klingerstown, Knobel's Grove, Kulpmont, Latshaw, Lavelle, Leck Kill, Leib, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locustdale, Logan, Malta, Mandata, Marion Heights, Maysville, Midvalley, Millersville, Miriam, Mount Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, Otto, Overlook, Paxinos, Pillow, Pitman, Ralpho Township, Ranshaw, Rebuck, Red Cross, Reed, Reed Station, Rough & Ready, Sagon, Shamokin, Shamrock, Snydertown, Stonington, Strong, Taylorsville, Tharptown, Trevorton, Uniontown, Urban, Wallace, Weigh Scales, Wilburton

The Personal Directory of Mahanoy City, PA 1948 (Albert J. Matalavage., 1948, 68 pages)
This is a directory of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, PA for 1948. The directory information includes the names of all residents (including children) and their street address. There is also a brief historical sketch of the town and numerous ads for local businesses.

Hazleton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - November 1948
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1948, 320 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1948. 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 Covered:
Ashmore, Audenreid, Beaver Brook, Beaver Meadows, Beisels Corners, Black Creek, Buck Mountain, Coleraine, Conyngham, Conyngham Pass, Coxeville, Cranberry, Drifton, Drums, East Butler, Ebervale, Eckley, Edgewood, Fern Glen, Freeland, Harleigh, Harwood, Harwood Mines, Hazlebrook, Hazleton, Hazleton Heights, Hickory Run, Hollers Hill, Honeyhole, Hudsondale, Japan, Jeanesville, Jeddo, Junedale, Kelayres, Lattimer, Laurytown, McAdoo, Middletown, Milnesville, Mountain Grove, New Cranberry, Nuremberg, Oakdale, Oneida, Pond Creek, Rock Glen, Rockport, Saint Johns, Sandy Run, Scotch Valley, Sheppton, Silver Brook, Stockton, Sugarloaf, Sybertsville, Tank, Tomhicken, Tresckow, Upper Lehigh, Weatherly, West Hazleton, Weston, White Haven

Mount Carmel - Shamokin and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
July 1949 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1949, 212 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1949. 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:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barry, Bear Gap, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Brady, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coal Run, County Line, Crowl, Dalmatia, Deiblers, Dornsife, Dunklebergers, Elysburg, Erdman, Excelsior, Exchange, Fountain Springs, Germanville, Gordon, Gowen City, Green Ridge, Greenbrier, Hebe, Helfenstein, Hepler, Herndon, Hickory Corners, Hickory, Ridge, Irish Valley, Kehler, Keiser, Klingerstown, Knobel's Grove, Kulpmont, Latshaw, Lavelle, Leck Kill, Leib, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locustdale, Logan, Malta, Mandata, Marion Heights, Maysville, Midvalley, Millersville, Miriam, Mount Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, Otto, Overlook, Paxinos, Pillow, Pitman, Ralpho Township, Ranshaw, Rebuck, Red Cross, Reed, Reed Station, Rough & Ready, Sagon, Shamokin, Shamrock, Snydertown, Stonington, Strong, Taylorsville, Tharptown, Trevorton, Uniontown, Urban, Wallace, Weigh Scales, Wilburton

Mount Carmel - Shamokin and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
July 1950 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1950, 212 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1950. 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. There are a few pages missing from the yellow pages section, however all of the directory information is present.

Towns Included:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barry, Bear Gap, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Brady, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coal Run, County Line, Crowl, Dalmatia, Deiblers, Dornsife, Dunklebergers, Elysburg, Erdman, Excelsior, Exchange, Fountain Springs, Germanville, Gordon, Gowen City, Green Ridge, Greenbrier, Hebe, Helfenstein, Hepler, Herndon, Hickory Corners, Hickory, Ridge, Irish Valley, Kehler, Keiser, Klingerstown, Knobel's Grove, Kulpmont, Latshaw, Lavelle, Leck Kill, Leib, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locustdale, Logan, Malta, Mandata, Marion Heights, Maysville, Merriam, Midvalley, Millersville, Mount Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, Otto, Overlook, Paxinos, Pillow, Pitman, Ralpho Township, Ranshaw, Rebuck, Red Cross, Reed, Reed Station, Rough & Ready, Sagon, Shamokin, Shamrock, Snydertown, Stonington, Strong, Taylorsville, Tharptown, Trevorton, Uniontown, Urban, Wallace, Weigh Scales, Wilburton

Pottsville and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1951
(Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1951, 324 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the year 1951. The directory information includes the resident's name, street address, and telephone number, and this information is arranged alphabetically by town. This directory includes the 'yellow pages' business section for these areas.

Towns Included:
Adamsdale, Arnot's Addition, Auburn, Aucheys, Beckville, Branch Dale, Broad Mountain, Brommerstown, Brookside, Buck Run, Cherryville, Coal Castle, Cressona, Cressona Valley, Cumbola, Darkwater, Deer Lake, Dieners Hill, Donaldson, Dowdentown, Drehersville, Duncott, East Mines, East Mount Carbon, Fishbach, Five Points, Forestville, Friedensburg, Glen Carbon, Glen Dower, Glenworth, Good Spring, Greenbury, Greytown, Heckscherville, Hecla, Hillside, Jefferson, Joliett, Jonestown, Kaska, Keffers, Landingville, Llewellyn, Long Run, Mackeysburg, Mar Lin, Marstown, McKeansburg, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Mill Creek, Mill Creek Manor, Minersville, Molino, Mount Carbon, Mount Laffee, Moyers Station, New Philadelphia, New Ringgold, New Street, North Manheim Township, Orwigsburg, Palo Alto, Panther Valley, Paradise, Phoenix Park, Pinedale, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Port Carbon, Pottsville, Primrose, Rauschs, Ravine, Rock, Roeders, Roedersville, St. Clair, Schoentown, Schuylkill Haven, Seltzer City, Seven Stars, Silver Creek, Summit Station, Sweet Arrow Lake, Tremont, Tumbling Run, Valley Furnace, Wade, Wadesville, West Brunswick, Westwood, York Farm, Zerbe

Pine Grove - Auburn and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
November 1952 (The Lycoming Telephone Co., 1952, 52 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the year 1952. 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.

Pennsylvania Towns Included:
Auburn, Auchey's, Beckville, Brommerstown, Brookside, Cherryville, Cressona, Cressona Valley, Donaldson, Friedensburg, Good Spring, Jefferson, Joliett, Keffers, Long Run, Marstown, Moyers Station, North Manheim Township, Panther Valley, Paradise, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Ravine, Rock, Roeders, Roedersville, Seven Stars, Summit Station, Sweet Arrow Lake, Tremont, Zerbe

Ashland - Frackville - Girardville - Mahanoy City - Shenandoah and Nearby Points
Telephone Directory - March 1953 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1953, 248 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the year 1953. 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. There are a few pages missing from the yellow pages section, however all of the directory information is present.

Towns Included:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barnesville, Barry, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Boston Run, Bowmans, Brandonville, Brockton, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coles, Connerton, Delano, East Mahanoy Junction, East Mahanoy Tunnel, Ellangowan, Exchange, Ferndale, Fountain Springs, Frackville, Germanville, Gilberton, Girardville, Gordon, Green Ridge, Grier City, Helfenstein, Hills, Homesville, Hometown, Jacksons, Keiser, Kulpmont, Lakeside, Lakewood, Lavelle, Lewistown, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locust Valley, Locustdale, Logan, Lost Creek, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Maizeville, Maple Hill, Marion Heights, Maryd, Merriam, Midvalley, Millersville, Morea, Mt. Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, New Boston, Newkirk, Owl Creek, Park Crest, Park Place, Quakake, Rappahannock, Raven Run, Reevesdale, Ringtown, St. Nicholas, Shaft, Shenandoah, Shenandoah Heights, Strong, Suffolk, Taggartsville, Tamanend, Tamaqua, Taylorsville, Trenton, Turkey Run, Tuscarora, Vulcan, Wiggan, Wilburton, William Penn, Yatesville, Zion Grove

Pottsville and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1954
(Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1954, 72 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the year 1954. The directory information includes the resident's name, street address, and telephone number, and this information is arranged alphabetically by town. This directory does not included the 'yellow pages' business section for these areas.

Towns Included:
Adamsdale, Arnot's Addition, Auburn, Aucheys, Beckville, Branch Dale, Broad Mountain, Brommerstown, Buck Run, Coal Castle, Cressona, Cressona Valley, Cumbola, Darkwater, Deer Lake, Dieners Hill, Donaldson, Dowdentown, Drehersville, Duncott, East Mines, East Mount Carbon, Fishbach, Five Points, Forestville, Friedensburg, Glen Carbon, Glen Dower, Glenworth, Good Spring, Greenbury, Greytown, Heckscherville, Hecla, Hillside, Jefferson, Joliett, Jonestown, Kaska, Keffers, Landingville, Llewellyn, Long Run, Mackeysburg, Mar Lin, McKeansburg, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Mill Creek, Mill Creek Manor, Minersville, Molino, Mount Carbon, Mount Laffee, Moyers Station, New Philadelphia, New Ringgold, New Street, North Manheim Township, Orwigsburg, Palo Alto, Panther Valley, Phoenix Park, Pinedale, Port Carbon, Pottsville, Primrose, Rauschs, Reedsville, Roeders, St. Clair, Schoentown, Schuylkill Haven, Seltzer City, Seven Stars, Silver Creek, Summit Station, Tremont, Tumbling Run, Valley Furnace, Wade, Wadesville, West Brunswick, Westwood, York Farm, Zerbe

Mount Carmel - Shamokin and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
September 1954 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1954, 234 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill 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. There are a few pages missing from the yellow pages section, however all of the directory information is present.

Towns Included:
Aristes, Ashland, Atlas, Barry, Bear Gap, Beurys Grove, Big Mine Run, Brady, Byrnesville, Centralia, Coal Run, County Line, Crowl, Dalmatia, Deiblers, Dornsife, Dunklebergers, Elysburg, Erdman, Excelsior, Exchange, Fountain Springs, Germanville, Gordon, Gowen City, Green Ridge, Greenbrier, Haas, Hebe, Helfenstein, Hepler, Herndon, Hickory Corners, Hickory, Ridge, Kehler, Keiser, Klingerstown, Knobel's Grove, Kulpmont, Latshaw, Lavelle, Leck Kill, Leib, Locust Gap, Locust Summit, Locustdale, Logan, Malta, Mandata, Marion Heights, Maysville, Merriam, Midvalley, Millersville, Mount Carmel, Mowry, Natalie, Otto, Overlook, Paxinos, Pillow, Pitman, Ralpho Township, Ranshaw, Rebuck, Red Cross, Reed, Reed Station, Rough & Ready, Sagon, Shamokin, Shamrock, Snydertown, Stonington, Strong, Taylorsville, Tharptown, Trevorton, Uniontown, Urban, Wallace, Weigh Scales, Wilburton

Pottsville and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1955
(Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 168 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the year 1955. The directory information includes the resident's name, street address, and telephone number, and this information is arranged alphabetically by town. This directory does not included the 'yellow pages' business section for these areas.

Towns Included:
Adamsdale, Arnot's Addition, Auburn, Aucheys, Beckville, Branch Dale, Broad Mountain, Brommerstown, Buck Run, Coal Castle, Cressona, Cressona Valley, Cumbola, Darkwater, Deer Lake, Dieners Hill, Donaldson, Dowdentown, Drehersville, Duncott, East Mines, East Mount Carbon, Fishbach, Five Points, Forestville, Friedensburg, Glen Carbon, Glen Dower, Glenworth, Good Spring, Greenbury, Greytown, Heckscherville, Hecla, Hillside, Jefferson, Joliett, Jonestown, Kaska, Keffers, Landingville, Llewellyn, Long Run, Mackeysburg, Mar Lin, McKeansburg, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Mill Creek, Mill Creek Manor, Minersville, Molino, Mount Carbon, Mount Laffee, Moyers Station, New Philadelphia, New Ringgold, New Street, North Manheim Township, Orwigsburg, Palo Alto, Panther Valley, Phoenix Park, Pinedale, Port Carbon, Pottsville, Primrose, Rauschs, Reedsville, Roeders, St. Clair, Schoentown, Schuylkill Haven, Seltzer City, Seven Stars, Silver Creek, Summit Station, Tremont, Tumbling Run, Valley Furnace, Wade, Wadesville, West Brunswick, Westwood, York Farm, Zerbe

Pine Grove - Auburn and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
November 1956 (The Lycoming Telephone Co., 1956, 76 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Schuylkill County, 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:
Auburn, Auchey's, Beckville, Brommerstown, Brookside, Cherryville, Cressona, Cressona Valley, Donaldson, Friedensburg, Good Spring, Jefferson, Joliett, Keffers, Long Run, Marstown, Moyers Station, North Manheim Township, Panther Valley, Paradise, Pine Grove, Pleasant Valley, Ravine, Rock, Roeders, Roedersville, Schuylkill Haven, Tremont, Zerbe