Bhamwiki:References/Telephone directories

NOTE: I've been informed the Library of Congress asked the Internet Archive to remove access to these files. I don't know why. I'm leaving this page available, but no longer linked to, in the hopes that they might one day become available again. --Lkseitz (talk) 08:07, 9 May 2015 (PDT)

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The Internet Archive has online versions of several historic telephone directories. They are available for either online viewing or downloading in various formats.

• Most descriptions are taken from the metadata provided, but some metadata is incorrect. Please feel free to correct the information below if needed.
• The "City" column is general and often includes additional nearby cities/towns. "Birmingham" typically includes most of the cities in the middle of Jefferson County.
• White pages for locations near Birmingham proper often include addresses in Birmingham and/or other nearby places, but Yellow Pages are typically restricted to the area specified. That means you can actually use the "Greater Shelby County" white pages, for which later years are available than Birmingham, to search for personal addresses in and around Birmingham in those years.
• The OCR (text) is far from perfect and the files are large, so if you know what you're looking for, it would probably be faster to flip to it than to search.
• When searching for multi-word phrases on the site, be sure to enclose the phrase(s) in double quotes.
• Yes, it appears there are some duplicates, but note that each is a unique link.
• Publishing phone books requires significant lead time, so just because a business is listed in a phone book published in July doesn't mean it hadn't actually closed the month before, in June (or even earlier).

Jefferson County

Birmingham

Year	City	Type	Link	Full-page
1910–1917	Birmingham	White/Yellow pages	[1]	[2]
1918	Birmingham	White/Yellow pages	[3]	[4]
1920	Birmingham	White/Yellow pages	[5]	[6]
1922	Birmingham	White pages	[7]	[8]
1922	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[9]	[10]
1924	Birmingham	White pages	[11]	[12]
1924	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[13]	[14]
1926	Birmingham	White pages	[15]	[16]
1926	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[17]	[18]
1928	Birmingham	White pages	[19]	[20]
1928	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[21]	[22]
1930	Birmingham	White pages	[23]	[24]
1930	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[25]	[26]
1931	Birmingham	White pages	[27]	[28]
1931	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[29]	[30]
1934	Birmingham	White pages	[31]	[32]
1934	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[33]	[34]
1936	Birmingham	White/yellow pages	[35]	[36]
1937	Birmingham	White pages	[37]	[38]
1937	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[39]	[40]
1939	Birmingham	White pages	[41]	[42]
1939	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[43]	[44]
1940	Birmingham	White pages	[45]	[46]
1940	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[47]	[48]
1942	Birmingham	White pages	[49]	[50]
1942	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[51]	[52]
1943	Birmingham	White pages	[53]	[54]
1943	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[55]	[56]
1945	Birmingham	White pages	[57]	[58]
1945	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[59]	[60]
1946–1947/02	Birmingham	White pages	[61]	[62]
1946	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[63]	[64]
1947/11	Birmingham	White pages	[65]	[66]
1947	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[67]	[68]
1948	Birmingham	White pages	[69]	[70]
1948	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[71]	[72]
1949/05	Birmingham	White pages	[73]	[74]
1949/05	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[75]	[76]
1949/12	Birmingham	White pages	[77]	[78]
1949/12	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[79]	[80]
1950	Birmingham	White/yellow pages	[81]	[82]
1951	Birmingham	White pages	[83]	[84]
1951	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[85]	[86]
1952	Birmingham	White pages	[87]	[88]
1952	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[89]	[90]
1953	Birmingham	White pages	[91]	[92]
1953	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[93]	[94]
1954	Birmingham	White pages	[95]	[96]
1954	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[97]	[98]
1955	Birmingham	White pages	[99]	[100]
1955	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[101]	[102]
1956	Birmingham	White pages	[103]	[104]
1956	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[105]	[106]
1957	Birmingham	White pages	[107]	[108]
1957	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[109]	[110]
1958	Birmingham	White pages	[111]	[112]
1958	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[113]	[114]
1959	Birmingham	White pages	[115]	[116]
1959	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[117]	[118]
1960	Birmingham	White pages	[119]	[120]
1960	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[121]	[122]
1961	Birmingham	White pages	[123]	[124]
1961	Birmingham	Yellow pages	[125]	[126]
1962	Birmingham	White Pages	[127]	[128]
1962	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[129]	[130]
1963	Birmingham	White Pages	[131]	[132]
1963	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[133]	[134]
1964	Birmingham	White/Yellow Pages	[135]	[136]
1964	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[137]	[138]
1965	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[139]	[140]
1966	Birmingham	White Pages	[141]	[142]
1966	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[143]	[144]
1967	Birmingham	White Pages	[145]	[146]
1967	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[147]	[148]
1968	Birmingham	White Pages	[149]	[150]
1968	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[151]	[152]
1969	Birmingham	White Pages	[153]	[154]
1969	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[155]	[156]
1970	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[157]	[158]
1971	Birmingham	White Pages	[159]	[160]
1971	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[161]	[162]
1972	Birmingham	White Pages	[163]	[164]
1973	Birmingham	White Pages	[165]	[166]
1973	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[167]	[168]
1974	Birmingham	White Pages	[169]	[170]
1974	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[171]	[172]
1974	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[173]	[174]
1975	Birmingham	White Pages	[175]	[176]
1975	Birmingham	Yellow Pages	[177]	[178]

Bessemer

Year	City	Type	Link	Full-page
1927–1934	Bessemer	White pages	[179]	[180]
1927–1934	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[181]	[182]
1934–1937	Bessemer	White pages	[183]	[184]
1934–1937	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[185]	[186]
1937–1939	Bessemer	White pages	[187]	[188]
1937–1939	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[189]	[190]
1940–1944	Bessemer	White pages	[191]	[192]
1940–1944	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[193]	[194]
1945–1947	Bessemer	White/Yellow pages	[195]	[196]
1948	Bessemer	White pages	[197]	[198]
1948	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[199]	[200]
1950	Bessemer	White pages	[201]	[202]
1950	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[203]	[204]
1952	Bessemer	White pages	[205]	[206]
1952	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[207]	[208]
1954–1961	Bessemer	White pages	[209]	[210]
1954–1961	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[211]	[212]
1962	Bessemer	White pages	[213]	[214]
1962	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[215]	[216]
1964	Bessemer	White pages	[217]	[218]
1964	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[219]	[220]
1967	Bessemer	White/Yellow pages	[221]	[222]
1968	Bessemer	White pages	[223]	[224]
1968	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[225]	[226]
1969	Bessemer	White pages	[227]	[228]
1969	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[229]	[230]
1970	Bessemer	White pages	[231]	[232]
1970	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[233]	[234]
1971	Bessemer	White pages	[235]	[236]
1971	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[237]	[238]
1972	Bessemer	White pages	[239]	[240]
1972	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[241]	[242]
1973	Bessemer	White pages	[243]	[244]
1973	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[245]	[246]
1974	Bessemer	White pages	[247]	[248]
1974	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[249]	[250]
1975	Bessemer	White pages	[251]	[252]
1975	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[253]	[254]
1976	Bessemer	White/Yellow pages	[255]	[256]
1977	Bessemer	White pages	[257]	[258]
1977	Bessemer	Yellow pages	[259]	[260]

Other cities

Year	City	Type	Link	Full-page
1979	Forestdale	White Pages	[261]	[262]
1979	Forestdale	Yellow Pages	[263]	[264]
1961	Gardendale	White Pages	[265]	[266]
1961	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[267]	[268]
1962	Gardendale	White Pages	[269]	[270]
1962	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[271]	[272]
1963	Gardendale	White Pages	[273]	[274]
1963	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[275]	[276]
1964	Gardendale	White Pages	[277]	[278]
1964	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[279]	[280]
1966	Gardendale	White Pages	[281]	[282]
1966	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[283]	[284]
1967	Gardendale	White Pages	[285]	[286]
1967	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[287]	[288]
1969	Gardendale	White/Yellow Pages	[289]	[290]
1970	Gardendale	White Pages	[291]	[292]
1970	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[293]	[294]
1971	Gardendale	White Pages	[295]	[296]
1971	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[297]	[298]
1972	Gardendale	White Pages	[299]	[300]
1972	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[301]	[302]
1973–1978	Gardendale	White Pages	[303]	[304]
1973–1978	Gardendale	Yellow Pages	[305]	[306]
1962–1969	Leeds, Odenville, Ashville, Springville	White Pages	[307]	[308]
1962–1969	Leeds, Ashville, Springville	Yellow Pages	[309]	[310]
1965	Leeds, Trussville	White Pages	[311]	[312]
1970	Leeds, Trusville	White pages	[313]	[314]
1970	Leeds, Trussville	White Pages (p. 260)	[315]	[316]
1971	Leeds, Trussville	White Pages	[317]	[318]
1974	Leeds, Trusville	White pages	[319]	[320]
1975	Leeds, Trusville	White pages	[321]	[322]
1969	multiple cities of outer Jefferson County	White Pages	[323]	[324]
1978–1981	Shades Mountain South (Vestavia Hills, Hoover, & north Shelby County)	White/Yellow Pages	[325]	[326]
1954–1972	Trussville	White/Yellow Pages	[327]	[328]
1972–1987	Trussville	White/Yellow Pages	[329]	[330]

Other Counties

The "Greater Shelby County" white pages usually also include Birmingham and much of Jefferson County.

Year	County	City	Type	Link	Full-page
1962–1974	Bibb	Centreville	White pages	[331]	[332]
1962–1974	Bibb	Centreville	Yellow pages	[333]	[334]
1975–1984	Bibb	Centreville	White pages	[335]	[336]
1975–1984	Bibb	Centreville	Yellow pages	[337]	[338]
1979–1987	Blount	Blountsville	White pages	[339]	[340]
1979–1987	Blount	Blountsville	Yellow pages	[341]	[342]
1949–1969	Chilton	Clanton	White pages	[343]	[344]
1949–1969	Chilton	Clanton	Yellow pages	[345]	[346]
1970–1979	Chilton	Clanton	White pages	[347]	[348]
1970–1979	Chilton	Clanton	Yellow pages	[349]	[350]
1975–1980	Cullman	Cullman	White pages	[351]	[352]
1975–1980	Cullman	Cullman	Yellow pages	[353]	[354]
1967–1974	Cullman	Cullman	White pages	[355]	[356]
1967–1974	Cullman	Cullman	Yellow pages	[357]	[358]
1948–1965	Cullman	Cullman	White pages	[359]	[360]
1948–1965	Cullman	Cullman	Yellow pages	[361]	[362]
1967	Shelby	multiple cities	White Pages (p. 283)	[363]	[364]
1969	Shelby	multiple cities	White Pages	[365]	[366]
1969	Shelby	multiple cities	White Pages (p. 72)	[367]	[368]
1974	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[369]	[370]
1974	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[371]	[372]
1975	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[373]	[374]
1975	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[375]	[376]
1976	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[377]	[378]
1976	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[379]	[380]
1977	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[381]	[382]
1977	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[383]	[384]
1978	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[385]	[386]
1978	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[387]	[388]
1979	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[389]	[390]
1979	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[391]	[392]
1980	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	White Pages	[393]	[394]
1980	Shelby	Greater Shelby County	Yellow Pages	[395]	[396]
1951–1966	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[397]	[398]
1951–1966	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[399]	[400]
1967	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[401]	[402]
1967	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[403]	[404]
1969	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[405]	[406]
1969	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[407]	[408]
1970	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[409]	[410]
1970	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[411]	[412]
1971	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[413]	[414]
1971	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[415]	[416]
1972	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[417]	[418]
1972	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[419]	[420]
1973	Shelby	Montevallo	White Pages	[421]	[422]
1973	Shelby	Montevallo	Yellow Pages	[423]	[424]
1957–1972	St Clair	Pell City	White/Yellow Pages	[425]	[426]
1974–1980	St Clair	Pell City	White/Yellow Pages	[427]	[428]
1981–1986	St Clair	Pell City	White/Yellow Pages	[429]	[430]
1987	St Clair	Pell City	White/Yellow Pages	[431]	[432]
1934–1946	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[433]	[434]
1947–1953	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[435]	[436]
1957–1961	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[437]	[438]
1963–1964	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[439]	[440]
1965–1967	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[441]	[442]
1968–1969	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[443]	[444]
1970–1972	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[445]	[446]
1973–1975	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	White/Yellow Pages	[447]	[448]
1948–1964	Walker	Jasper	White Pages	[449]	[450]
1948–1964	Walker	Jasper	Yellow Pages	[451]	[452]
1965–1973	Walker	Jasper	White Pages	[453]	[454]
1965–1973	Walker	Jasper	Yellow Pages	[455]	[456]
1974–1979	Walker	Jasper	White Pages	[457]	[458]
1974–1979	Walker	Jasper	Yellow Pages	[459]	[460]
1980	Walker	Jasper	White Pages	[461]	[462]
1980	Walker	Jasper	Yellow Pages	[463]	[464]