City Directories
Benson Memorial Library Offerings:
- Crawford County Directories (including Meadville) for: 1871-1872, 1874, 1879-1880, 1889-1890, 1897-1898, 1899-1900, and 1909-1910 (on microfiche)
- Franklin/Oil City Directories for: 1870-1885 (partial, on microfiche)
Titusville City Directories for: 1866-1959 (on microfiche), 1960-modern (in print)
Note: City Directories are available for in-library use only.
For assistance locating city directories available at Benson Memorial Library, please contact: Megin Sewak, megin.sewak@ccfls.org
Drake Well Museum Offerings:
- Business Directory Titusville, Oil City, Meadville, Corry, Warren: 1894-95
- Crawford County: 1871-72, 1874, 1879-80, 1891
- Directory of Oil Men: 1902
- French Creek, Oil & Alleghany Valleys: 1869-70
- Pennsylvania Business Directory: 1865-66
- Pennsylvania Oil Region (includes area boomtowns): 1869, 1872-73
- Titusville: 1865, 1869, 1871, 1873-74, 1876-77, 1882-83, 1890-91, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1904, 1906, 1908-16, 1918-19, 1922, 1926, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2000
Note: Directories at Drake Well are available in the Research Library by appointment only.
Titusville Historical Society Offerings:
- Titusville City Directories (often including Grand Valley, Hydetown and Pleasantville):1918, 1922, 1926, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1952, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976
- Venango County: 1898
Note: Directories are available at the Titusville Historical Society Heritage Center, 201 W. Spring St, Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 pm, or by appointment.