Welcome to Delta County, Texas Genealogy

This small telephone directory is a glimpse into the Delta County "Americana" of the 1950s.  The first part is residential listings followed by the (classified) yellow pages.  The classified section reflects this era of time so well.
The original telephone book is available at The Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin in the collection of telephone and city directories, check the card file.
To see the photocopied pages, click on the page links below:

Front Cover Page

i.
(Long-distance rates)

ii.
Emergency Calls
Telephone Service Calls
Front Cover Description
Facts about Long Distance

iii.
Station to Station Features
Person to Person Features
Person to Person Calls
Recording of Telephone Calls
Miscellaneous Information
Moves, Changes, Monthly Rentals, & Toll Charges

ACK - CAT

FOS - JON

JON - PET

PHI - TAT

Batteries - Cleaners

Cleaners - Country

Dairy - Electric

Electric - Farm

Feed - Funeral

Funeral - Grocers

Grocers - Live

Loans - Moth

Motors - Radiators

Radio - Septic

Service - Telephone

Venetian - Yard