City Directories from Southeastern Ohio

The southeastern Ohio region is one of the main areas of interest for the collections acquired and housed in the Archives & Special Collections department of the Ohio University Libraries. And one type of publication we seek to collect, a publication that is useful for the documentation and study of the region is the city directory.

City directories are somewhat commparable to telephone directories but contain even more information for the communities they cover. (In a few cases this publication covers an entire county.) They are generally more durable through use of a better grade paper and hardboard covers. They include a list of residents and frequently provide some occupational information on the residents. They also generally include a cross-reference list of residents and businesses, etc. located on each street. They generally have a "yellow pages" section. And they may even contain additional information.

Our collection of published volumes, except for volumes from Athens, is currently uncataloged. The list is arranged alphabetically by town or county and then by year.

Most of our collection of nearly 300 volumes (as of early 2001) has been donated and we are interested in additional donations that will fill in gaps we may have and keep our collection current.

List

Athens

1898 -- Vick Publishing Co.

1907 -- Vick Publishing Co.

1913 -- Milton D. Hughes

1927 -- States Publishing Co.

1932 -- States Publishing Co.

1934 -- A.O. Townsend

1940 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1946 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1948 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1957 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1960 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1962 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1966 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1968 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1970 -- Baldwin Co.

1973 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1975 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1976 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1978 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1980 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1981 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1993 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1994 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Athens County

1997 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1999 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Barnesville (including Belmont and Bethesda)

1970 -- Baldwin Co.

1970 -- Baldwin Co. (supplement edition)

1975 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

Belpre

1964 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1965 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1966 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1968 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1969 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1971 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1972 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1973 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1974 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1982 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1983 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1991 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Cambridge (including Byesville, 1950-1982)

1930 -- Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.

1942 -- Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.

1950 -- Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.

1954 -- Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.

1956 -- Calkin-Kelly Directory Co.

1959 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1967 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1971 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1982 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Chillicothe

1923-1924 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1931-1932 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1947 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1952 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1955 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1958 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1960 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1962 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1964 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1966 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1968 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1972-1973 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1974 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1974 -- Mullin-Kille Co. (supplement edition)

1976 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1978 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1978 -- Mullin-Kille Co. (supplement edition)

1985 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1988 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

1989 -- Johnson Publishing Co.

Gallipolis

1959 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1965 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1972 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1974 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1986 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1987 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1988 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1994 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1995 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1996 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1997 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1998 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Guernsey County

1974 -- Robinson's Directories, Inc.

Ironton (including Russell, Kentucky 1928-1966)

1910-1911 -- R.E. Stroup

1924-1925 -- Lester Co.

1928 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1930 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1935 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1938 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1940 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1947 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1952 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1954 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1956 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1958 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1960 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1961 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1963 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1964 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1965 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1966 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1967 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1968 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1969 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1970 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1972 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1974 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1982 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1985 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1986 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1987 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1988 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Jackson

1969 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Lancaster

1932 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1934 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1954 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1985 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Logan

1957 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1957 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

Marietta (including Williamstown, West Virginia 1935-1966)

1919-1920 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1924-1925 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1931-1932 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1935-1936 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1937-1938 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1939-1940 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1941 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1943 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1945-1946 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1947 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1949 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1950 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1952 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1954 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1955 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1956 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1957 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1959 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1960 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1962 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1963 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1964 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1965 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1966 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1967 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1968 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1969 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1970 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1971 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1972 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1973 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1974 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1982 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1983 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1987-1988 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Martin's Ferry

1929 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1970 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1970 -- Mullin-Kille Co. (supplement edition)

1974 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1974 -- Mullin-Kille Co. (supplement edition)

Muskingum County

1956 -- Rural Directories Incorporated

1966 -- Robinson Directories, Inc.

1974 -- Robinson Directories, Inc.

1979 -- Robinson Directories Inc.

1981 -- Robinson Directories Inc.

1983 -- Robinson Directories Inc.

Nelsonville

1947 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1975 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

New Lexington

1957 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

1965 -- Robinson Directories Inc.

Pomeroy/Middleport

1958 -- Mullin-Kille Co.

Portsmouth

1904 -- Joseph W. Mitchell

1922 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1928 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1930 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1937 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1941-1942 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1952 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1954 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1956 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1961 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1963 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1964 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1965 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1969 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1970 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1971 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1972 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1973 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1974 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1975 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1976 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1977 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1978 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1979 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1980 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1981 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1983 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

1984 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Zanesville

1851 -- A.F. Cassel (reprint)

1900 -- Burch Directory Co.

1910 -- Burch Directory Co.

1924 -- Burch Directory Co.

1926-1927 -- Burch Directory Co.

1928-1929 -- Burch Directory Co.

1930-1931 -- Burch Directory Co.

1935-1936 -- Burch Directory Co.

1937 -- Danker Printing Co.

1950 -- Burch Directory Co.

1952 -- Burch Directory Co.

1954 -- Burch Directory Co.

1956 -- Burch Directory Co.

1958 -- Burch Directory Co.

1961 -- Burch Directory Co.

1963 -- Burch Directory Co.

1965 -- Burch Directory Co.

1973 -- Burch Directory Co.

1977 -- Burch Directory Co.

1979 -- Burch Directory Co.

1981 -- Burch Directory Co.

1983 -- Burch Directory Co.

1990 -- R.L. Polk & Co.

Credit: Liane Lassiter compiled this list under the direction of George Bain.
An anonymous Archives volunteer reviewed and edited the list.