{"id":1303,"date":"2026-02-11T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/?page_id=1303"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:34:13","slug":"telephone-books-city-directories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/librariesmap\/local-history-genealogy-department\/local-history-genealogy-department-resource-guide\/telephone-books-city-directories\/","title":{"rendered":"Telephone Books &amp; City Directories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Telephone Books &#038; City Directories&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;40px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1904 Gulf Coast Business Directory (Publisher Unknown)<br \/>Includes Biloxi, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Pascagoula\/Scranton, Ocean Springs, Mississippi City Handsboro, Moss Point<\/li>\n<li>1905 Biloxi City Directory (Biloxi Daily Herald Printery)<\/li>\n<li>1913-1914 Biloxi City Directory (Piedmont Directory Co.)<\/li>\n<li>1922-1923 Biloxi City Directory (Polk\u2019s)<\/li>\n<li>1927 Coast Cities Directory (Polk\u2019s)<br \/>Includes Biloxi, Gulfport (Handsboro, Mississippi City), Long Beach, Pass Christian<\/li>\n<li>1931 Biloxi City Directory (Polk\u2019s)<\/li>\n<li>1936 Biloxi City Directory (Baldwin &amp; Herald)<\/li>\n<li>1940-1941 Biloxi City Directory (R. 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