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Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
March 1939 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1939, 248 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, and Montgomery Counties Pennsylvania for the year 1939. The directory information includes the resident's name, street address, and telephone number, and this information is arranged alphabetically by town. This directory also includes the 'yellow pages' business section for the same areas.

Towns Included:
Adamstown, Albany, Allegheneyville, Amityville, Angelica, Anise, Annville, Athol, Avon, Bachmanville, Bally, Barneston, Barto, Basket, Baumstown, Bechtelsville, Beckersville, Bellegrove, Bergey, Berkley, Berkshire Heights, Berne, Bernharts, Bernville, Bethel, Birdell, Birdsboro, Blainsport, Blandon, Blue Marsh, Bordners, Bordnerville, Bowers Station, Bowmansville, Boyertown, Brandamore, Brandywine Manor, Brossville, Brownsville, Buffalo Springs, Bunker Hill, Cacoosing, Calcium, Cambridge, Campbelltown, Cedar Top, Cedarview Park, Center Church, Centerport, Chapel, Church Hill, Churchtown, Clayton, Cleona, Clingan, Cocalico, Cold Run, Cold Spring, Colebrook, Colebrookdale, Conestoga, Congo, Corning, Cornog, Cornwall, Cross Keys, Cupola, Dale, Dampman, Dauberville, Delphi, Denver, Donaghmore, Douglassville, Dreibelbis Station, Dryville, Eaglepoint, Earlville, East Earl, East Greenville, Ebenezer, Eckville, Edensburg, Elverson, Englesville, Eshbach, Esterly, Eustontown, Eustonville, Evansville, Fairland, Farview, Finland, Fivepointsville, Fleetwood, Flintville, Fontaine, Fontana, Forneydale, Forrest, Frederick, Fredericksburg, Fredericksville, Freemansville, Freeport Mills, Friedensburg, Fritztown, Fruitville, Frush Valley, Frystown, Gablesville, Garfield, Geigers Mills, Geigertown, Germansville, Geryville, Gibraltar, Gickerville, Gilbertsville, Glenmoore, Gloninger, Goodville, Goosetown, Gouglersville, Grantville, Greble, Green Lane, Green Point, Greenawald, Greenfields, Greshville, Griesemersville, Grill, Grims Mill, Grimville, Haafsville, Halfway, Hamburg, Hamlin, Hancock, Harlem, Harmony Hill, Harpers Tavern, Hebron, Heilmandale, Hendleton, Hendricks, Henningsville, Hereford, Heydts School House, Hill Church, Hillegass, Hoffmansville, Hokes Mill, Hollingertown, Honey Brook, Hopewell, Hoppenville, Horst Mills, Hosensack, Host, Huffs Church, Hummels Store, Hyde Crest, Hyde Park, Hyde Villa, Hynemansville, Icedale, Independent Borough, Indiantown Gap, Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Inwood, Iona, Iron Stone, Isabella, Jacksonville, Jacksonwald, Jalappa, Joanna, Joanna Furnace, Joanna Heights, Jonestown, Jordan, Kempsville, Kempton, Kenhorst, Kenneys, Kimmerlings, Kimmerlingsville, Kirbyville, Kleinfeltersville, Klines Corner, Klinesville, Knauers, Kratz, Kraussdale, Kricktown, Krumsville, Kutztown, Landis Store, Laureldale, Lawn, Layfield, Lebanon, Lederach, Leesport, Leizes Bridge, Lenhartsville, Lewis Mills, Lewis School, Lickdale, Limekiln, Limerick Square, Lincoln Park, Linden Grove, Little Oley, Little Washington, Little Weavertown, Loag, Lobachsville, Longswamp, Long Swamp Center, Lorane, Lowhill, Lyndell, Lynnport, Lynnville, Lyon Valley, Lyons, Maiden Creek, Manada Gap, Manatawny, Manor, Marsh, Martindale, Maxatawny, McClain, McGillstown, McKnights Gap, McLeans Station, Meckville, Melrose, Mertztown, Middle Creek, Midway, Millbach, Milbach Springs, Mill Creek, Millersburg, Millers Village, Mohns Hill, Mohnton, Mohrsville, Molltown, Monocacy, Monroe Valley, Montello, Monterey, Morgantown, Morysville, Moselem, Moselem Springs, Mosserville, Mt. Aetna, Mt. Gretna, Mount Laurel, Mount Penn, Mount Pleasant, Mount Zion, Mountain, Muhlenberg, Muhlenberg Park, Mumbauresville, Myerstown, Nacetown, Neiffer, New Berlinville, New Hanover, New Jerusalem, New Smithville, New Tripoli, Newmanstown, Niantic, North Heidelberg, Obelisk, Obold, Oley, Oley Line, Ono, Palm, Palmyra, Pennsburg, Pennside, Penryn, Perkiomenville, Pikesville, Piketown, Pineswamp, Pleasant Corners, Pleasant Hill, Pleasantrun, Pleasantville, Plowville, Port Clinton, Pottstown, Prescott, Pricetown, Quentin, Raberts Corner, Raumstown, Reading, Reamstown, Red Hill, Redrun, Rehrersburg, Reiffton, Reinholds Station, Reinoehlsville, Reistville, Rexmont, Richland, Ridge Park, Ridgewood, Robeson, Robesonia, Rocherty, Rocklyn, Rockville, Rudy, Saint Lawrence, Saint Marys, Salford, Salfordville, Sally Ann Furnace, Sand Hill, Sassamansville, Scarlets Mill, Schaefferstown, Schoeneck, Schofer, Schultzville, Schutes Mill, Schwenkville, Seiberlingsville, Seipstown, Seisholtzville, Seyfert, Shamrock, Shanesville, Shartlesville, Shellsville, Sheridan, Shillington, Shirksville, Shoemakersville, Sigmund, Sinking Spring, South Temple, Spangsville, Spinnerstown, Sporting Hill, Spring Mount, Spring Valley, Springmont, Springton, State Hill, Steeltown, Steinsville, Stevens, Stines Corner, Stonersville, Stonetown, Stony Creek Mills, Stony Run P 0, Stouchsburg, Strausstown, Stricklerstown, Sumneytown, Sunnyside, Sunset, Suplee, Swamp Creek, Swartzville, Switzer, Syner, Temple, Terre Hill, Topton, Trap Rock, Treichlersville, Trexler, Trythall, Tuckerton, Tulpehocken, Union Grove, Union Water Works, Valley Glen, Van Reed, Vinemont, Virginville, Wallace, Walnuttown, Wanamakers, Warwick, Weaverland, Weisenberg, Weiser Park, Werleys Corner, Wernersville, Wernersville Heights, Wessnersville, West Hamburg, West Hanover, West Lawn, West Lebanon, West Leesport, West Reading, West Shore, West Wyomissing, White Bear, Windsor Castle, Wintersville, Womelsdorf, Worman, Woxall, Wyebrooke, Wyomissing, Wyomissing Hills, Wyomissing Park, Yeagleystown, Yellow House, Ziegels Church, Zieglerville, Zinns Mill

Phillipsburg - Including Nearby Points Telephone Directory
December 1939 (New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., 1939, 245 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey, for the year 1939. 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.

Pennsylvania Towns Included:
Achenbach Hill, Ackermanville, Albany, Alburtis, Allentown, Alpha, Bangor, Bath, Batts Switch, Belfast, Bethlehem, Bingen, Bloomingdale, Blue Church, Bossardsville, Breinigsville, Brodhead, Butztown, Brodheadsville, Bucksville, Bushkill Center, Catasauqua, Cedarville, Cementon, Center Valley, Chapman Quarries, Cherry Hill, Cherry Valley, Chestnut Hill, Coaldale, Coffeetown, Coopersburg, Coplay, Cross Roads, Dannersville, Delabole, Dillinger, Dorneysville, Durham, Durham Furnace, East Bangor, East Texas, Easton, Eckville, Effort, Egypt, Emmaus, Erwinna, Ferndale, Flicksville, Fogelsville, Fountain Hill, Fox Gap, Freemansburg, Friedensville, Fullerton, Germansville, Glendon, Greenawald, Grimville, Guthsville, Haafsville, Harrow, Hauto, Haycock Run, Hecktown, Hellertown, Highland Park, Hokendauqua, Hynemansville, Ironton, Island Park, Jacksonville, Johnsonville, Jordan, Jurytown, Kempton, Kintnersville, Klecknersville, Klinesville, Krumsville, Lamark, Lansford, Laurys Station, Lehnenburg, Leithsville, Limeport, Locust Valley, Lowhill, Lynnport, Lynnville, Lyon Valley, Macungie, Martins Creek, McIlhaney, Meyers Crossing, Mickleys, Middle Village, Miller Heights, Moorestown, Mosserville, Mount Bethel, Mountain, Narrowsville, Nazareth, Neffs, New Smithville, New Tripoli, Newburg, North Bangor, Northampton, Odenweldertown, Old Zionsville, Orefield, Ormrod, Ottsville, Palmer Heights, Parkwood, Passer, Pen Argyl, Pleasant Corners, Pleasant Valley, Pompeii, Portland, Powder Valley, Raberts Corner, Raubsville, Redington, Revere, Richmond, Reigelsville, Riverton, Roseto, Ross Common, Sandts Eddy, Saylors Lake, Saylorsburg, Schnecksville, Schoenersville, Sciota, Seek, Seemsville, Seiberlingsville, Seipstown, Seipsville, Shimerville, Siegersville, Siegfried, Slateford, Smithtown, Snydersville, South Easton, Springtown, Steinsville, Stetlersville, Stiers, Stiles, Stines Corner, Stockertown, Stone Church, Stony Run P.O., Stormville, Summit Lawn, Summithill, Switzer, Tatamy, Tohickon, Treichlers, Trexler, Trexlertown, Uhlerstown, Upper Black Eddy, Vera Cruz, Walters, Wanamakers, Weaversville, Weisenberg, Wennersville, Werleys Corner, Wescoesville, Wessnersville, West Bangor, West Catasauqua, West Easton, Weilson Borough, Windgap, Ziegels Church, Zionsville, Zucksville

New Jersey Towns Included:
Allamuchy, Alpha, Alphano, Amsterdam, Anderson, Baptistown, Beatystown, Bevidere, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Heights, Bowerstown, Brainards, Brass Castle, Bridgeville, Broadway, Butler Park, Buttzville, Buck Hill, Carpentersville, Changewater, Columbia, Cornish, Delaware, Delaware Park, Drakestown, Everittstown, Fairview Heights, Finesville, Frenchtown, Gibson Park, Greensbridge, Hackettstown, Harmony, Harmony Station, Hartmans Corner, Hazen, Hillcrest, Hughesville, Huntington, Ingersoll Heights, Jackson Valley, Johnsonburg, Karrsville, Kingwood, Little York, Locktown, Long Bridge, Lopatcong Township, Lower Harmony, Manunka Chunk, Martins Creek, Milford, Morris Park, Mount Joy, Mount Pleasant, Mountain Lake, New Village, Penwell, Pequest, Petersburg, Phillipsburg, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Valley, Port Colden, Port Murray, Port Warren, Ravencroft, Ravenswood, Reigelsville, Rockport, Roxburg, Saxton Falls, Schooleys Mountain, Shimer Manor, Shimers Corner, Spring Mills, Springtown, Stephensburg, Stewartsville, Stewartsville Heights, Still Valley, Straw Church, Townsbury, Tranquility, Uniontown, Upper Harmony, Valley View, Valcanite, Warren Glen, Washington, Washington Heights

Allentown and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
August 1940 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1940, 284 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, and Northampton Counties Pennsylvania and parts of Northern New Jersey for the year 1940. The directory information includes the resident's name, street address, and telephone number, and this information is arranged alphabetically by town. This directory also includes the 'yellow pages' business section for the same areas.

Pennsylvania Towns:
Achenbach Hill, Ackermanville, Albany, Alburtis, Allentown, Alpha, Bangor, Bath, Batts Switch, Belfast, Bethlehem, Bingen, Bloomingdale, Blue Church, Bossardsville, Breinigsville, Brodhead, Brodheadsville, Bucksville, Bursonville, Bushkill Center, Butztown, Catasauqua, Cedarville, Cementon, Center Valley, Chapman Quarries, Cherry Hill, Cherry Valley, Chestnut Hill, Coffeetown, Coopersburg, Coplay, Cross Roads, Dannersville, Delabole, Dillinger, Dorneysville, Durham, Durham Furnace, East Bangor, East Texas, Easton, Eckville, Effort, Egypt, Emmaus, Erwinna, Ferndale, Flicksville, Foglesville, Fountain Hill, Fox Gap, Freemansburg, Friedensville, Fullerton, Germansville, Glendon, Greenawald, Grimville, Guthsville, Haafsville, Harrow, Hauto, Haycock Run, Hellertown, Highland Park, Hokendauqua, Hynemansville, Ironton, Island Park, Jacksonville, Johnsonville, Jordan, Jurytown, Kempton, Kintersville, Klecknersville, Klinesville, Krumsville, Lamark, Lansford, Laurys Station, Lehnenburg, Leithsville, Limeport, Locust Valley, Lowhill, Lynnport, Lynnville, Lyon Valley, Macungie, Martins Creek, McIlhaney, Meyers Crossing, Mickleys, Middle Village, Miller Heights, Moorestown, Mosserville, Mount Bethel, Mountain, Narrowsville, Nazareth, Neffs, New Smithville, New Tripoli, Newburg, North Bangor, Northampton, Odenweldertown, Old Zionsville, Orefild, Ormrod, Ottsville, Palmer Heights, Parwood, Passer, Pen Argyl, Pleasant Corners, Pleasant Valley, Pompeii, Portland, Powder Valley, Raberts Corner, Raubsville, Redington, Revere, Richmond, Riegelsville, Riverton, Roseto, Ross Common, Sandts Eddy, Saylors Lake, Saylorsburg, Schnecksville, Schoenersville, Sciota, Seek, Seemsville, Seiberlingsville, Seipstown, Seipsville, Shimerville, Siegersville, Siegfried, Slateford, Smithtown, Snydersville, South Easton, Springtown, Steinsville, Stetlersville, Stiers, Stiles, Stines Corner, Stockertown, Stone Church, Stony Run P.O., Stormville, Summit Lawn, Summithill, Switzer, Tatamy, Tohickon, Treichlers, Trexler, Trexlertown, Uhlerstown, Upper Black Eddy, Vera Cruz, Walters, Wanamakers, Weaversville, Weisenberg, Wennersville, Werleys Corner, Wescoesville, Wessnersville, West Bangor, West Catasauqua, West Easton, Wilson Borough, Windgap, Ziegels Church, Zionsville, Zucksville

New Jersey Towns:
Allamuchy, Alpha, Alphano, Amsterdam, Anderson, Baptistown, Beartystown, Belvidere, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Heights, Bowerstown, Brainards, Brass Castle, Bridgeville, Broadway, Buck Hill, Butler Park, Buttzville, Carpenterville, Changewater, Columbia, Cornish, Delaware, Delaware Park, Drakestown, Everittstown, Fairview Heights, Finesville, Frenchtown, Gibson Park, Greens Bridge, Hackettstown, Harmony, Harmony Station, Hartman's Corner, Hazen, Hillcrest, Holland, Hughesville, Huntington, Ingersoll Heights, Jackson Valley, Johnsonburg, Karrsville, Kingwood, Little York, Locktown, Long Bridge, Lopatcong Township, Lower Harmony, Manunka Chunk, Martins Creek, Milford, Morris Park, Mount Pleasant, Mountain Lake, New Village, Pennwell, Pequest, Petersburg, Philipsburg, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Valley, Port Colden, Port Murray, Port Warren, Ravencroft, Ravenswood, Riegelsville, Rockport, Roxburg, Saxton Falls, Schooleys Mountain, Shimer Manor, Shimer's Corner, Spring Mills, Springtown, Stephensburg, Stewartsville, Stewartsville Heights, Still Valley, Straw Church, Townsbury, Tranquility, Uniontown, Upper Harmony, Valley View, Vulcanite, Warren Glen, Washington, Washington Heights

Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1945 Including
Fountain Hill and Hellertown (R. L. Polk & Co., 1945, 1172 pages)
This is a directory of the cities of Bethlehem, Fountain Hill and Hellertown in Northampton & Lehigh Counties, PA for the year 1945. The publication begins with a resident directory for Bethlehem (including Fountain Hill), listing residents as well as businesses alphabetically by name. The directory provides the resident (or business) name, occupation, and street address for each listing, and some listings also include the name of the mate of the primary resident and their employer's name. Next is a classified business directory of Bethlehem, listing businesses alphabetically by trade. This is followed by a street directory of Bethlehem, listing all addresses and residents numerically by street. After the portions on Bethlehem, the same type of information is presented for Hellertown.

Emmaus Directory and Business Guide 1948 (Lillian Focht, 1948, 116 pages)
This is a resident directory of the town of Emmaus, Lehigh County, PA for 1948. It lists the primary resident and mate's names, children's names, occupation of primary resident and street address for each residence. Along with the directory information are many ads for local businesses.

Bittler's Lehigh County Pennsylvania Farm Directory
1949 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1949, 92 pages)
This is a revised 1949 edition of the farm directory containing over 2800 farm listings (over 5 acres) , and also listings of veterinarians. They are alphabetically arranged according to townships and boroughs, and note the name and address of each farm as well as acres. There are also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1953 Including
Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1953, 1250 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Bethlehem and surrounding areas, Northampton County, PA for the year 1953. Bethlehem lies between Lehigh and Northampton Counties, in eastern PA. The publication starts with a classified business directory arranged by trade. After this comes the residential directory, listing 1,000's of residents and businesses from the area, providing the resident's (or business) name, mate's name, occupation, and street address. Following this is a numerical street directory listing residents and businesses by street number. This directory also includes telephone numbers for those households which had them.

Upper Lehigh County Directory [1953]
(Upper Lehigh Lions Club, 1953, 256 pages)
This is a business and resident directory of the Upper Lehigh County area for 1953. The information is presented first in a numeric street directory, listing residents by street number. Following this is the residential directory listing residents alphabetically. This section includes the primary resident's name, mate's name, occupation, street address and number of children. Lastly there is a classified business directory for the same area, listing businesses alphabetically by trade.

Townships Included:
Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Washington, Weisenberg

Bittler's Lehigh County Pennsylvania Farm Directory
1955 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1955, 76 pages)
This is a revised 1955 edition of the farm directory containing over 2800 farm listings (over 5 acres) , and also listings of veterinarians. They are alphabetically arranged according to townships and boroughs, and note the name and address of each farm as well as acres. There are also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Polk's Allentown City Directory - 1956 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1956, 1206 pages)
This is a resident, business and telephone directory of the city of Allentown and vicinity, Lehigh County, PA for the year 1956. 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 approximately 63,000 listings. The alphabetical directory is followed by a classified business directory, then a numeric street directory, listing residents and business by street number. After this is numeric telephone directory of the Allentown area.

Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1957 Including
Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1242 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Bethlehem and surrounding areas, Northampton County, PA for the year 1957. Bethlehem lies between Lehigh and Northampton Counties, in eastern PA. The publication starts with a classified business directory arranged by trade. After this comes the residential directory, listing 1,000's of residents and businesses from the area, providing the resident's (or business) name, mate's name, occupation, and street address. Following this is a numerical street directory listing residents and businesses by street number. This directory also includes telephone numbers for those households which had them.

Polk's Allentown City Directory - 1957
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1300 pages)
This is a resident, business and telephone directory of the city of Allentown and vicinity, Lehigh County, PA for the year 1957. 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 lists 1,000's of residents and businesses of the area. The alphabetical directory is followed by a classified business directory, then a numeric street directory, listing residents and business by street number. After this is numeric telephone directory of the Allentown area.

Bittler's Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Farm Directory
1958 Edition (Chas. F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1958, 88 pages)
This is a 1958 edition of Bittler's Lehigh County Farm Directory containing over 2,800 farm listings. The listings are alphabetically arranged according to townships and boroughs, and note the name and address of each farm as well as acres. There are also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Polk's Bethlehem City Directory - 1959 Including
Fountain Hill, Freemansburg and Hellertown
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1959, 1224 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of the cities of Easton [Northampton Co., PA] and Phillipsburg [Warren Co., NJ] for the year 1959. It also covers the boroughs of West Easton and Wilson, and Palmer Township, Northampton Co., PA. The publication begins with a classified business directory, listing businesses alphabetically by trade. Following this is the resident directory, listing residents and businesses alphabetically. It includes the primary resident's name, their mate's names, children's names along with ages, occupation/employer of the primary resident and street address of the household. After this portion, there is an additional numerical street directory of the city, listing addresses numerically by street along with the resident's name and telephone number. Finally, there is a numerical telephone directory, listing residents by telephone number. Following the directory listings on Easton and vicinity, there is a resident directory and a numerical street directory for Phillipsburg.