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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Boyd's Directory of Allentown 1860 (William H. Boyd, 1860, 17 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the City of Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA for the year 1860. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. There are also a few ads for local businesses included. This was part of a larger directory, but includes only the section on Allentown city.

Gopsill's Directory of Reading, Allentown, Easton, Pottsville and Bethlehem 1864-5
(James Gopsill, 1864, 272 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of five major cities of eastern Pennsylvania for the year 1864-65. The cities covered include Reading (Berks County), Allentown (Lehigh County), Easton (Northampton County), Pottsville (Schuylkill County), and Bethlehem (Lehigh / Northampton County). The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. The directory also included a number of ads for local business of the same areas.

Allentown City Directory for 1869-70 (W. J. Weiss & S. A. Guth, 1869, 101 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the city of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA for the year 1869-70. The directory information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Webb's Allentown Directory 1875-6 (Webb Bros. & Co., 1874, 116 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the City of Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA for the year 1875-6. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. Approximately 15 names in the "R" section are lost due to a missing section of the directory. This was part of a larger directory, but includes only the section on Allentown.

Ferris Bros. Allentown and Lehigh County Directory
for 1885 (Ferris Bros., 1885, 419 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the cities of Allentown, Catasauqua and Slatington, with an additional section for the remainder of Lehigh County, PA for the year 1885. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. There are additional classified business directory listings for Allentown, Catasauqua and Slatington. The Lehigh County section covers rural areas and smaller towns including: Alburtis, Ballietsville, Bests, Bingen, Brienigsville, Centre Valley, Claussville, Coopersburg, Coplay, Corning, Deibersville, Dillingersville, East Texas, Egypt, Emaus, Ferndale, Fogelsville, Friedensburg, Friedensville, Germansville, Grimsville, Guths Station, Hokendauqua, Hosensack, Hynemansville, Ironton, Jordan, Lanark, Laurys Station, Lehigh Gap, Limeport, Litzenburg, Locust Valley, Lowhill, Lynnport, Lynnville, Lyon Valley, Macungie, Maxatawny, Mossersville, Mountainville, Neffs, New Tripoli, Orefield, Rittersville, Rockdale, Rothrocksville, Ruchsville, Saegersville, Schnecksville, Seiberlingsville, Seigfrieds Bridge, Seipstown, Shimersville, Shoenersville, Siezholtzville, Sigmund, Slatedale, South Bethlehem, South Whitehall, Spinnersville, Steinsburg, Steins Corner, Stettlersville, Stony Run, Trexlertown, Vera Cruz, Weidasville, Weisenburg, Wescoesville, Whitehall, Zion, Zionsville

List of Subscribers - March 1st, 1886
[Telephone Directory, Eastern PA]
(Pennsylvania Telephone Company, 1886, 84 pages)
This is a very early telephone directory covering parts of Berks, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland, Schuylkill and York Counties, Pennsylvania and parts of western New Jersey for the year 1886. The directory information includes the resident or business name, (if a business) the type of business, and the address. At the time of publication, actual phone numbers were not in use. The directory information is listed alphabetically by name, and grouped according to location. Also, please note: at the time of publication for this directory, telephones were not in common use. Each of the towns listed below had at least one subscriber in 1886, but some of them had only one.

Pennsylvania Subscribers:
Allentown (including: Aineyville, Alburtis, Ballietsville, Breinigsville, Catasauqua, Chapman's Station, Coplay, Egypt, Emaus, Fogelsville, Fullerton, Helfrich's Springs, Hokendauqua, Macungie, Salsburg, Stemton, Unionville, Wescoesville, Whitehall), Bethlehem (including: Bath, Bingen, Coopersburg, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Friedensville, Hellertown, Seidersville, South Bethlehem, West Bethlehem, Wyandotte), Carlisle (including: Boiling Springs, Newville), Columbia (including: Chestnut Hill, Chickies, Fairview, Ironville, Marietta, Mountville, Norwood, Wrightsville), Easton (including: Bangor, Bloomsbury NJ, Bushkill, College Hill, Dock, Edelman's Station, Glendon, Lehicton, Nazareth, Northampton, North Bank, Odenweldertown, Pen Argyle, Phillipsburg NJ, South Easton, Stockertown), Hanover (including: East Berlin), Harrisburg (including: Bridgeport, Camp Hill, Lochiel, New Cumberland, Steeton and Susquehanna Twp.), Lancaster (including: Akron, Bareville, Gordonville, Lampeter Twp., Leacock, Lime Valley, Manheim Twp., Millport, Neffsville, Paradise, Refton, Rockland), Lebanon (including: Annville, Cornwall, Fredericksburg, Guilford, Jonestown, Klinefeltersvillle, Myerstown, North Lebanon, Reistville, Richland, Shaeffertown), Lititz (including: Akron, Brickerville, Brownstown, Brunerville, Ephrata, Lexington, Pennville, Rothsville, Warwick, West Earl), Manheim, Mauch Chunk (including: East Mauch Chunk, Lansford, Lehighton, Parryville, Summit Hill, Weissport), Mechanicsburg (including: Hoguestown), Middletown (including: Goldsboro and Hummelstown), Mount Joy, Pottsville (including Ashland, Centralia, Cressona, Delano, Fountain Spring, Frackville, Gilberton, Gordon, Locust Dale, Locust Gap, Lost Creek, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Minersville, Mount Carmel, Myersville, Orwigsburg, Port Carbon, Rothsville, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, St. Clair, Tamaqua, Tamenend, Yorkville), Reading (including: Adamtown, Amityville, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Birdsboro, Blandon, Bridgeport, Boyertown, Brownsville, Cacoosing, Churchville, Clayton, Cumru Twp., Denver, Douglassville, East Reading, Esbach's Crossing, Fleetwood, Friedensburg, Gablesville, Gibraltar, Greisemersville, Hamburg, Hendleton, Kutztown, Leesport, Lyons, Maiden Creek, Mineral Springs, Mohnsville, Mount Pleasant, Oley, Neversink, New Berlinville, Newmanstown, North Reading, Robesonia, Spring Garden, Shanesville, Sheridan, Sinking Spring, South Reading, Spangsville, Steinsville, Stevens, Stonersville, Stouchsburg, Tulpehocken, Wernersville, West Leesport, West Reading, Womelsdorf, Yellow House), Rohrerstown, Slatington (including: Berlinville, Cherryford, Lehigh Gap, Lehighton, Treichler's, Walnutport, Williamstown), Strasburg, York (including: Dallastown, Delta, Emigsville, Glen Rock, Loganville, Manchester, Peach Bottom, Red Lion, Seitzland, Spring Garden Twp., Spring Grove, York Haven)

New Jersey Subscribers:
Belvidere NJ, Clinton NJ (including: Annandale, Landsdown, Glen Gardner), Flemington NJ, Hackettstown NJ (including: Allamunchy, Beattystown, Danville, Mt. Olive, Schooley's Mt., Stanhope, Vienna), Lambertville NJ (including: New Hope, PA), Washington NJ (including: Broadway, CHangewater, Hampton Junction, Oxford, Port Colden)

William's Allentown, Slatington, Catasauqua Directory
1890 (J. E. Williams, 1890, 377 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the City of Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA for the year 1890. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. This was part of a larger directory, but includes only the section on Allentown.

Directory of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem, and
West Bethlehem - 1890 (Jos. A. Weaver, 1890, 216 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem for the year 1890. These towns fall on the border between Northampton and Lehigh Counties, PA. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Three Bethlehems Directory for 1893-94 (J. E. Williams, 1893, 322 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem for the year 1893-94. These towns fall on the border between Northampton and Lehigh Counties, PA. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Haines & Worman's Directory of the City of Allentown
and Lehigh County - 1895 (Haines & Worman, 1895, 678 pages)
This publication is a directory of Lehigh County for 1895. The full title of the publication is: "Haines & Worman's Directory of the City of Allentown and Lehigh County for 1895. Embracing a General Directory, a Classified Business Directory, Street Directory and Block Directory of the City of Allentown, Also a Directory of the Boroughs of Catasauqua, Coplay, Emaus [Emmaus], Macungie, Slatington, and West Bethlehem, and the Townships of Lehigh County, with occupations and P.O. Addresses."

William's Allentown City Directory - 1899
(J. E. Williams, 1899, 527 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA for the year 1899. The information is arranged alphabetically listing the resident's name, occupation and street address. This was part of a larger directory, but includes only the section on Slatington.

Rural Free Delivery Directory and Business Advertisers
of Lehigh County - 1906 (Frank R. Wolfe, 1906, 254 pages)
From the Preface: "In presenting this work to those who may care to interest themselves we may state that the object of the Rural Free Delivery Directory of Lehigh County, Pa., is to give the general public and the business world in particular a complete and correct list of the people living on the different rural mail delivery routes and to so arrange their names in alphabetical order that any person living in the county may be easily traced, and by designated numbers, located on the maps accompanying the alphabetical lists thereby not only assisting in finding their proper address but definitely locating the person so they may be easily reached if so desired. The names of the adult members of the family of every household on these routes appear in this book, together with the surnames of the wives and the names of the children above sixteen years of age, and if employed, they are given a separate line."

Farmer's Directory of Lehigh County Pennsylvania
(Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1914, 243 pages)
As the title notes, this is a Farmer's Directory of Lehigh County, PA for the year 1914. It contains a list of Lehigh 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 the wife's name, number of children, location of farm, number of horses/cattle, a notation of whether they are retired, own their farm or are tenants, etc.

Consolidated Telephone Company Telephone Directory 1918
(Consolidated Telephone Company, 1918, 250 pages)
This is a telephone directory of covering parts of Berks, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne, Counties, PA for the year 1918. The directory lists over 1,000’s of residents and businesses of these areas, providing the resident's name, street address and telephone number (arranged alphabetically by town). There are also some ads for local businesses included.

Towns Included:
Adamstown, Alburtis, Allentown, Alsace, Aquashicola, Archbald, Ashley, Audenried, Avoca, Baldmount, Beaver Brook, Beaver Meadow, Beersville, Benningers, Berkley, Berlinsville, Bernharts, Bernville, Birdsboro, Black Bear, Black Creek, Blakley, Blanden, Blandon, Bowers, Bowmans, Bowmanstown, Boyer Heights, Boyertown, Breinigsville, Brinktown, Brookside, Browndale, Bunnelltown, Buttonwood, Canaan, Canaan Corners, Carbondale, Carley Brook, Catasauqua, Cedar Top, Cementon, Centre Valley, Cetronia, Chapman Lake, Cherry Ridge, Cherryville, Chinchilla, Christopher, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Claussville, Clemo, Clifford, Coleraine, Conyngham, Coopersburg, Coplay, Coxton, Cranberry, Crystal Cave, Crystal Lake, Dalton, Danielsville, Dickson City, Dorney Park, Dorneyville, Dorranceton, Douglassville, Dreibelbis, Drifton, Dundaff, Dunmore, Dupont, Duryea, Dyberry, East Berkley, East Plymouth, East Texas, Ebervale, Eckley, Edwardsville, Effort, Egypt, Elkdale, Emaus, Emerald, Esterly, Exeter, Eynon, Factoryville, Fairview, Falls, Farview, Fleetwood, Fogelsville, Forest City, Fortenia, Forty Fort, Freeland, Freidensburg, Fullerton, Germansville, Gilbert, Glen Lyon, Glenside, Glen Summit, Gouglersville, Greenfield, Green Grove, Green Ridge, Greenwood, Griesemersville, Grimesville, Half-way House, Hamburg, Hancock, Harleigh, Harpers, Harrity, Hazleton, Heart Lake, Highland, Hilldale, Hoadleys, Hokendauqua, Honesdale, Howertown, Hudson, Hudsondale, Hyde Crest, Hyde Park, Hynemansville, Indianland, Indian Orchard, Inkerman, Jacksonville, Jacksonwald, Jamestown, Jeansville, Jeddo, Jermyn, Jessup, Jordon, Justus, Keene, Kempton, Kingston, Klinesville, Kreidersville, Kresgeville, Krumsville, Kuhnsville, Kunkletown, Kutztown, Laflin, La Grange, Lake Winola, Larkesville, Lattimer, Leesport, Lehigh Gap, Lehighton, Lenhartsville, Little Gap, Luzerne, Lynville, Lyons, Lyon Valley, Macungie, Maltby, Mauch Chunk, Maxatawny, Mayfield, McAdoo, Mertztown, Mickley’s, Midvale, Mill City, Millmont, Milnesville, Milwaukee, Miners Mills, Minooka, Mohnton, Mohnton Lawn, Mohrsville, Montdale, Monterey, Moosic, Morgantown, Mountainville, Mt. Penn, Muhlenberg Township, Nanticoke, Neff’s, Newside, Newton, New Tripoli, Normal Square, Northampton, Northmont, Northside, Nuremberg, Oakbrook, Old Forge, Oley, Oley Line, Olyphant, Ontelawnee, Ormrod, Osterhout, Packerton, Palmerton, Parryville, Parsons, Peckville, Pennside, Pennsville, Petersville, Penwyn, Pheifer’s Corners, Pittston, Plains, Plainsville, Pleasant Corner, Pleasantville, Plymouth, Port Blanchard, Port Griffith, Post Hill, Priceburg, Pricetown, Prompton, Providence, Ransom, Reading, Reading Heights, Rendham, Retreat, Richmondale, Rittersville, Riverside, Raberts Corner, Rothrocksville, Royal, Ruppsville, Saegersville, Salisbury, Saylorsburg, Schnecksville, Schoenersville, Scranton, Seelyville, Shanesville, Shillington, Seiberlingsville, Seipstown, Shoemakersville, Shultzville, Sickler’s Station, Siegfried, Simpson, Six Mile House, Slatedale, Slatington, Solomon’s Gap, South Canaan, South Gibson, Spring Valley, Square Top, Steins Corner, Steinsville, Stemlersville, St. Lawrence, Stonersvile, Stony Creek, Stony Run, Tanners Falls, Taylor, Temple, Throop, Tompkinsville, Topton, Trachsville, Treichler’s, Trexlertown, Tuckerton, Union Hill, Virginsville, Walberts, Walnutport, Walnuttown, Wanamaker, Waymart, Weatherly, Weaversville, Weisenberg, Weissport, Werley’s Corner, Wescoesville, West Hazleton, Westmoor, West Pittston, West Reading, West Wyoming, White Mills, Wilkes-Barre, Winton, Wilsons Creek, Womelsdorf, Wyoming, Wyomissing, Yatesville, Yorktown