Directory of the Northern Fishingcreek Valley
as published in 1901, including the following Townships and Boroughs...

          Benton Borough

          Benton Township

          Sugarloaf Township

          Jackson Township

          Fishingcreek Township

          Stillwater Borough

Millville Borough

Orangeville Borough

Explanations of the
Directory of the Northern Fishing Creek Valley

The directory pages are arranged using original "Explanations," which follow...

 First is the name of the individual or firm

 Second is the post office address in parenthesis, if different from the name of the town.

 Third.  The figures following the letter "r" indicate the number of the road on which party resides and will be found by reference to the map in the back part of the completed work. Where no road number is given, the party is supposed to reside in the village.

 Fourth.  Business or occupation.

 Fifth.  Figures placed after the occupation of a farmer indicates the number of acres owned or leased

 Abbreviations

Adv., Advertisement
Asst., Assistant
Ave, Avenue
Bds., Boards
Bldg,, Buildings
Cor., Corner
Co., Company
Do., Ditto
E., East
H., house
Ins., insurance
Manuf., Manufacturing
n., Near
N., North
Pres., President

Sources:

Directory of Columbia Country, Pennsylvania, published 1901, as compiled and published by George Hanford, Realty Building, Elmira, New York. The publisher was Advertiser Association, Printers.

History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887