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Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1949
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1949, 312 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1949. 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:
Albert, Alden, Alderson, Ashley, Askam, Austin Heights, Avoca, Avondale, Bear Creek, Bear Lake, Beaumont, Belin Village, Blakeslee, Blytheburn, Breslau, Brodericks, Browntown, Bunker Hill, Buttonwood, Carverton, Center Moreland, Chase, Chauncy, Cooper Hill, Cork Lane, Courtdale, Coxton, Dallas, Demunds, Dorrance, Dupont, Duryea, East Dallas, East Plymouth, Edwardsville, Exeter Boro, Fairview, Falls, Fern Brook, Fernridge, Folstown, Forty Fort, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glen Summit, Glendale, Hanover, Harding, Harris Hill, Harvey's Lake, Hicks Ferry, Hilldale, Hillside, Honey Pot, Hudson, Hughestown, Huntsville, Idetown, Inkerman, Jackson, Kingston, Koonsville, Kunkle, Laflin, Laketon, Larksville, Laurel Run, Lee, Lee Park, Lehman, Lockville, Long Pond, Lower Askam, Loyalville, Lutherland, Luzerne, Maltby, Meeker, Midvale, Miners Mills, Mocanaqua, Mooretown, Moosic, Mountaintop, Nanticoke, Naomi Pines, New Boston, Newport Center, Newtown, North Lake, Noxen, Nuangola, Nuangola Station, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olivers Mills, Orange, Outlet, Parsons, Peely, Penobscot, Pikes Creek, Pine View, Pittston, Plains, Plainsville, Plymouth, Plymouth Junction, Pocono Lake, Pocono Pines, Point Breeze, Port Blanchard, Port Bowkley, Port Griffith, Preston, Pringle, Ransom, Rendham, Retreat, Reyburn, Ridgewood, Rita, Rocky Glen, Ruggles, Sebastopol, Shavertown, Shawanese, Sheatown, Shickshinny, Shickshinny Valley, Slocum, Solomons Gap, Stairville, Stanton, Stearns Station, Stoddartsville, Sugar Notch, Sullivan Park, Suscon, Suttons Creek, Sweet Valley, Swoyersville, Trucksville, Upper Askam, Vernon, Wanamie, Wardan Place, Warrior Run, West Avoca, West Dallas, West Falls, West Nanticoke, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoanna, Wyoming, Yatesville

Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1950
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1950, 472 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe 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 Covered:
Albert, Alden, Alderson, Ashury, Ashley, Askam, Austin Heights, Avoca, Avondale, Bear Creek, Bear Lake, Beaumont, Belin Village, Bendertown, Bethel Hill, Blakeslee, Bloomingdale, Blytheburn, Breslau, Broadway, Brodericks, Browntown, Bunker Hill, Buttonwood, Cambra, Carverton, Center Moreland, Chase, Chauncy, Cooper Hill, Cork Lane, Courtdale, Coxton, Dallas, Demunds, Dorrance, Dupont, Duryea, East Dallas, East Plymouth, Edwardsville, Exeter Boro, Fairmont Springs, Fairview, Falls, Fern Brook, Fernridge, Folstown, Forty Fort, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glen Summit, Glendale, Hanover, Harding, Harvey's Lake, Harveyville, Hicks Ferry, Hilldale, Hillside, Honey Pot, Hudson, Hughestown, Hunlock Creek, Hunlock Garden, Huntington Mills, Huntsville, Idetown, Inkerman, Jackson, Jonestown, Kingston, Koonsville, Kunkle, Laflin, Lake Silkworth, Laketon, Lamburg, Larksville, Laurel Run, Lee, Lee Park, Lehman, Lockville, Long Pond, Lower Askam, Loyalville, Lutherland, Luzerne, Maltby, Meeker, Midvale, Miners Mills, Mocanaqua, Mooretown, Moosic, Mossville, Mountaintop, Muhlenburg, Nanticoke, Naomi Pines, New Boston, New Columbus, Newport Center, Newtown, North Lake, Noxen, Nuangola, Nuangola Station, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olivers Mills, Orange, Outlet, Parsons, Peely, Penobscot, Pikes Creek, Pine View, Pittston, Plains, Plainsville, Plymouth, Plymouth Junction, Pocono Lake, Pocono Pines, Point Breeze, Port Blanchard, Port Bowkley, Port Griffith, Preston, Pringle, Ransom, Register, Rendham, Retreat, Reyburn, Ridgewood, Rita, Rocky Glen, Ruggles, Sebastopol, Shavertown, Shawanese, Sheatown, Shickshinny, Shickshinny Valley, Silkworth, Slocum, Solomons Gap, Southdale, Stairville, Stanton, Stearns Station, Stoddartsville, Sugar Notch, Sullivan Park, Suscon, Suttons Creek, Sweet Valley, Swoyersville, Sylvan Lake, Town Hill, Townline, Trucksville, Upper Askam, Vancamp, Vernon, Wanamie, Wardan Place, Warrior Run, Waterton, West Avoca, West Dallas, West Falls, West Nanticoke, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoanna, Wyoming, Yatesville

Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1951
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1951, 492 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe 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 Covered:
Albert, Alden, Alderson, Ashury, Ashley, Askam, Austin Heights, Avoca, Avondale, Bear Creek, Bear Lake, Beaumont, Belin Village, Bendertown, Bethel Hill, Blakeslee, Bloomingdale, Blytheburn, Breslau, Broadway, Brodericks, Browntown, Bunker Hill, Buttonwood, Cambra, Carverton, Center Moreland, Chase, Chauncy, Cooper Hill, Cork Lane, Courtdale, Coxton, Dallas, Demunds, Dorrance, Dupont, Duryea, East Dallas, East Plymouth, Edwardsville, Exeter Boro, Fairmont Springs, Fairview, Falls, Fern Brook, Fernridge, Folstown, Forty Fort, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glen Summit, Glendale, Hanover, Harding, Harvey's Lake, Harveyville, Hicks Ferry, Hilldale, Hillside, Honey Pot, Hudson, Hughestown, Hunlock Creek, Hunlock Garden, Huntington Mills, Huntsville, Idetown, Inkerman, Jackson, Jonestown, Kingston, Koonsville, Kunkle, Laflin, Lake Silkworth, Laketon, Lamburg, Larksville, Laurel Run, Lee, Lee Park, Lehman, Lockville, Long Pond, Lower Askam, Loyalville, Lutherland, Luzerne, Maltby, Meeker, Midvale, Miners Mills, Mocanaqua, Mooretown, Moosic, Mossville, Mountaintop, Muhlenburg, Nanticoke, Naomi Pines, New Boston, New Columbus, Newport Center, Newtown, North Lake, Noxen, Nuangola, Nuangola Station, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olivers Mills, Orange, Outlet, Parsons, Peely, Penobscot, Pikes Creek, Pine View, Pittston, Plains, Plainsville, Plymouth, Plymouth Junction, Pocono Lake, Pocono Pines, Point Breeze, Port Blanchard, Port Bowkley, Port Griffith, Preston, Pringle, Ransom, Register, Rendham, Retreat, Reyburn, Ridgewood, Rita, Rocky Glen, Ruggles, Sebastopol, Shavertown, Shawanese, Sheatown, Shickshinny, Shickshinny Valley, Silkworth, Slocum, Solomons Gap, Southdale, Stairville, Stanton, Stearns Station, Stoddartsville, Sugar Notch, Sullivan Park, Suscon, Suttons Creek, Sweet Valley, Swoyersville, Sylvan Lake, Town Hill, Townline, Trucksville, Upper Askam, Vancamp, Vernon, Wanamie, Wardan Place, Warrior Run, Waterton, West Avoca, West Dallas, West Falls, West Nanticoke, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoanna, Wyoming, Yatesville

Hazleton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - January 1952
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1952, 344 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Carbon and Luzerne Counties Pennsylvania for the year 1952. 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. A few of the last pages of this section are missing.

Towns Included:
Ashmore, Audenried, Beaver Brook, Beaver Meadows, Beisels Corners, Black Creek, Briggsville, 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, Hobbie, Hollers Hill, Honeyhole, Hudsondale, Japan, Jeanesville, Jeddo, Junedale, Kelayres, Lattimer, Laurytown, Lily Lake, McAdoo, Middletown, Milnesville, Mountain Grove, New Cranberry, Nuremberg, Oakdale, Oneida, Pond Creek, Pond Hill, Powder Glen, Rock Glen, Rockport, Saint Johns, Sandy Run, Scotch Valley, Sheppton, Silver Brook, Stockton, Sugarloaf, Sybertsville, tank, Tomhicken, Tresckow, Upper Lehigh, Wapwallopen, Weatherly, West Hazleton, Weston, White Haven, Zenith

Berwick - Bloomsburg - Danville and Nearby Points Telephone Directory
April 1952 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1952, 244 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, and Northumberland Counties, 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.

Towns Included:
Almedia, Beach Haven, Benton, Berwick, Berwick Heights, Bloomsburg, Boyd Station, Briar Creek, Buckhorn, Canby, Catawissa, Central, Comly, Danville, Derrs, Dutch Hill, East Bloomsburg, Espy, Evansville, Exchange, Eyers Grove, Fernville, Fishing Creek, Forks, Foundryville, Frosty Valley, Greenwood, Grovania, Hicks Ferry, Iola, Jamison City, Jerseytown, Kipps Run, Knob Mountain, Light Street, Lime Ridge, Limestoneville, Mainville, Mausdale, Mifflinville, Mill Grove, Millville, Mooresburg, Nescopeck, Numidia, Orangeville, Ottawa, Pine Summit, Red Rock, Riverside, Roaring Creek, Rohrsburg, Rupert, Rushtown, Schuyler, Shumans, Slabtown, South Danville, Stillwater, Strawberry Ridge, Summer Hill, Turbotville, Unityville, Waller, Washingtonville, White Hall, Willow Grove, Willow Springs

Hazleton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - January 1953
(Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1953, 340 pages)
This is a telephone directory of parts of Carbon and Luzerne Counties Pennsylvania for the year 1953. 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:
Ashmore, Audenried, Beaver Brook, Beaver Meadows, Beisels Corners, Black Creek, Briggsville, 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, Hobbie, Hollars Hill, Honeyhole, Hudsondale, Japan, Jeanesville, Jeddo, Junedale, Kelayres, Lattimer, Laurytown, Lily Lake, McAdoo, Middletown, Milnesville, Mountain Grove, New Cranberry, Nuremberg, Oakdale, Oneida, Pond Creek, Pond Hill, Powder Glen, Rock Glen, Rockport, Saint Johns, Sandy Run, Scotch Valley, Sheppton, Silver Brook, Stockton, Sugarloaf, Sybertsville, Tank, Tomhicken, Tresckow, Upper Lehigh, Wapwallopen, Weatherly, West Hazleton, Weston, White Haven, Zenith

Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1953
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1953, 304 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1953. 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:
Albert, Alden, Alderson, Ashury, Ashley, Askam, Austin Heights, Avoca, Avondale, Bear Creek, Bear Lake, Beaumont, Belin Village, Bendertown, Bethel Hill, Bloomingdale, Blytheburn, Breslau, Broadway, Brodericks, Browntown, Bunker Hill, Buttonwood, Cambra, Carverton, Center Moreland, Chase, Chauncy, Cooper Hill, Cork Lane, Courtdale, Coxton, Dallas, Demunds, Dorrance, Dupont, Duryea, East Dallas, East Plymouth, Edwardsville, Exeter Boro, Fairmont Springs, Fairview, Falls, Fern Brook, Fernridge, Folstown, Forty Fort, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glen Summit, Glendale, Hanover, Harding, Harvey's Lake, Harveyville, Hicks Ferry, Hilldale, Hillside, Honey Pot, Hudson, Hughestown, Hunlock Creek, Hunlock Garden, Huntington Mills, Huntsville, Idetown, Inkerman, Jackson, Jonestown, Kingston, Koonsville, Kunkle, Laflin, Lake Silkworth, Laketon, Lamburg, Larksville, Laurel Run, Lee, Lee Park, Lehman, Lockville, Lower Askam, Loyalville, Lutherland, Luzerne, Maltby, Meeker, Midvale, Miners Mills, Mocanaqua, Mooretown, Moosic, Mossville, Mountaintop, Muhlenburg, Nanticoke, New Boston, New Columbus, Newport Center, Newtown, North Lake, Noxen, Nuangola, Nuangola Station, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olivers Mills, Orange, Outlet, Parsons, Peely, Penobscot, Pikes Creek, Pine View, Pittston, Plymouth, Plymouth Junction, Point Breeze, Port Blanchard, Port Bowkley, Port Griffith, Preston, Pringle, Ransom, Register, Rendham, Retreat, Reyburn, Ridgewood, Rita, Rocky Glen, Ruggles, Sebastopol, Shavertown, Shawanese, Sheatown, Shickshinny, Shickshinny Valley, Silkworth, Slocum, Solomons Gap, Southdale, Stairville, Stanton, Stearns Station, Sugar Notch, Sullivan Park, Sunshine, Suscon, Suttons Creek, Sweet Valley, Swoyersville, Sylvan Lake, Town Hill, Townline, Trucksville, Upper Askam, Vancamp, Vernon, Wanamie, Wardan Place, Warrior Run, Waterton, West Avoca, West Dallas, West Falls, West Nanticoke, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoanna, Wyoming, Yatesville

Scranton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - January 1954
(Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1954, 410 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1954. 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:
Aberdeen, Ackerly, Albert, Angels, Arlington, Austin Heights, Avoca, Bald Mount, Baylor's Lake, Belin Village, Blakely, Brookside, Browntown, Chapman Lake, Clarks Summit, Clifton, Cork Lane, Cortez, Coxton, Craig, Daleville, Dalton, Dickson City, Dunmore, Dupont, Duryea, East Benton, Edella, Elmhurst, Exeter Boro, Factoryville, Fells Corners, Fleetville, Glenburn, Glendale, Gouldsboro, Gravel Pond, Gravity, Greentown, Hamlin, Heart Lake, Highlands, Hollisterville, Hughestown, Inkerman, Jessup, Justus, Laanna, Lake Ariel, Lake Henry, Lake Sheridan, Lake Winola, Laplume, Ledgedale, Lehigh, Lithia Valley, Madisonville, Maplelake, Maplewood, Mill City, Milwaukee, Minooka, Montdale, Moosic, Moosic Lakes, Moscow, Mount Cobb, New Boston, Newfoundland, Newton, North Chinchilla, North Clarks Summit, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olyphant, Panther, Peckville, Pittston, Port Blanchard, Port Griffith, Promised Land lake, Red Oak, Rendham, Roaring Brook, Rocky Glen, Schultzville, Scranton, Sebastopol, Sibley, South Caanan, South Sterling, Springbrook, Sterling, Sullivan Park, Suscon, Taylor, Thornhurst, Throop, Tompkinsville, Tunnell Hill, Varden, Wallsville, Waverly, West Abington, West Avoco, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wimmers, Winton, Wyoming, Yatesville

Hazleton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - April 1957
(Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1957, 196 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Carbon and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1957. 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:
Ashmore, Audenried, Beaver Brook, Beaver Meadows, Beisels Corners, Black Creek, Briggsville, 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, Hobbie, Hollers Hill, Honeyhole, Hudsondale, Japan, Jeanesville, Jeddo, Junedale, Kelayres, Lattimer, Laurytown, Lily Lake, McAdoo, Middletown, Milnesville, Mountain Grove, New Cranberry, Nuremberg, Oakdale, Oneida, Pond Creek, Pond Hill, Powder Glen, Rock Glen, Rockport, Saint Johns, Sandy Run Scotch Valley, Sheppton, Silver Brook Split, Rock Stockton, Sugarloaf, Sybertsville, Tank, Tohmicken, Tresckow, Upper Lehigh, Wapwallopen, Weatherly, West Hazleton, Weston, White Haven, Zenith

Polk's Greater Wilkes-Barre City Directory 1958
(R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1512 pages)
This is a resident and business directory of Wilkes-Barre and vicinity, Luzerne County, PA for the year 1958. It covers the city of Wilkes-barre and the surrounding communities of Ashley, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Kingston, Lee Park, Luzerne, Newtown and Plymouth. The publication starts with a classified business directory for the area. Next is the residential directory, listing residents and businesses from the area, providing the resident's (or business) name, mate's name, occupation, and street address. This is followed by a numerical street directory listing residents and businesses by street number. This directory also includes telephone numbers for those households which had them. There are also numerous ads for local businesses throughout.

Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - September 1958
(Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1958, 320 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1958. 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:
Albert, Alden, Alderson, Asbury, Ashley, Askam, Austin Heights, Avoca, Avondale, Bear Creek, Bear Lake, Beaumont, Belin Village, Bendertown, Bethel Hill, Bloomingdale, Blytheburn, Breslau, Brodericks, Browntown, Bunker Hill, Buttonwood, Cambra, Carverton, Center Moreland, Chase, Chauncy, Cooper Hill, Cork Lane, Courtdale, Coxton, Dallas, Demunds, Dorrance, Dupont, Duryea, East Dallas, East Plymouth, Edwardsville, Evans Falls, Exeter Boro, Fairmount Springs, Fairview, Falls, Fern Brook, Folstown, Forty Fort, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glen Summit, Glendale, Hanover, Harding, Harvey's Lake, Harveyville, Hicks Ferry, Hilldale, Hillside, Honey Pot, Hudson, Hughestown, Hunlock Creek, Hunlock Garden, Huntington Mills, Huntsville, Idetown, Inkerman, Jackson, Jonestown, Kingston, Koonsville, Kunkle, Laflin, Lake Silkworth, Laketon, Larksville, Laurel Run, Lee, Lee Park, Lehman, Lockville, Lower Askam, Loyalville, Luzerne, Maltby, Meeker, Midvale, Miners Mills, Mocanaqua, Mooretown, Moosic, Mossville, Mountaintop, Muhlenburg, Nanticoke, New Boston, New Columbus, Newport Center, Newtown, North Lake, Noxen, Nuangola, Nuangola Station, Old Boston, Old Forge, Olivers Mills, Orange, Parsons, Peely, Penobscot, Pikes Creek, Pine View, Pittston, Plains, Plainsville, Plymouth, Plymouth Junction, Point Breeze, Port Blanchard, Port Bowkley, Port Griffith, Preston, Pringle, Ransom, Red Rock, Register, Rendham, Retreat, Reyburn, Ridgewood, Rita, Rocky Glen, Ruggles, Sebastopol, Shavertown, Shawanese, Sheatown, Shickshinny, Shickshinny Valley, Slocum, Solomons Gap, Southdale, Spring Brook, Stairville, Stanton, Stearns Station, Sugar Notch, Sullivan Park, Sunshine, Suscon, Suttons Creek, Sweet Valley, Swoyersville, Sylvan Lake, Town Hill, Townline, Trucksville, Unityville, Upper Askam, Vancamp, Vernon, Wanamie, Wardan Place, Warrior Run, Waterton, West Avoca, West Dallas, West Falls, West Nanticoke, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Westminster, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoanna, Wyoming, Yatesville