In Minneapolis, some phone numbers changed from 2 letters + 4 numerals to 2L + 5N in 1955. Here is the cover of the 1955 directory showing changes that year:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261214428922
In 1952, Los Angeles had a mixture of 2 Letters + 4 numbers and 2 letters + 5 numbers.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200922828956
Here are the office names shown on page 28-29; there may be others not listed:
2 letters + 4 numerals: 2 letters + 5 numerals
[22] CApitol* CApitol 2- 2 letter + 4 numerals: 4xxx, 8xxx, 9xxx, 0xxx
[23] ADams* ADams 1, ADams 3-, ADams 4- 2L4N: 8xxx, 0xxx
[24] CHapman 5, CHarleston 8-
[25] ALbany CLeveland 6-, CLeveland 7- ALbany numbers 1xxx, 9xxx, 0xxx
[26] ANgeles
[27] BRadshaw 2-
[28] CUmberland 3-
[29] AXminster* AXminster 1-, AXminster 2-, AXminster 3- 2L4N: 8xxx
[38] DUnkirk 3-, 4-, 7-, and 9-
[39] EXbrook 1-, 5-
[43] HEmstead
[44] HIllside
[45] GLadstone
[46] HOllywood 9-
[47] GRanite
[48] HUdson 2-
[52] LAfayette
[54] KImball
[56] LOgan* LOgan 5- 8- AND LOrain 6-, 9- *2L4N are LOgan 3xxx and LOgan 0xxx
[58] LUcas
[62] MAdison 6-
[63] NEvada 6-
[64] MIchigan
[65] OLympia
[66] NOrmandy* NOrmandy 1-, 2-, 3- *2L4N are NOrmandy 5xxx, 9xxx, 0xxx
[68] MUtual
[72] PArkway
[73] REpublic* REpublic 1-, 2-, 3- *2L4N REpublic 6xxx
[74] RIchmond* Richmond 7-, 8- * 2xxx, 3xxx
[75] PLeasant 1-, 2-, 3- AND PLymouth 4-, 5-, 6-
[76} ROck...(?) 9-
[77] PRospect
[78] STate 4-
[79] PYramid 1- AND SYcamore 8-
[83] TExas 8-
[84] THornwall
[86] UNderhill 0-
[87] TRinity
[88] TUcker
[89] TWin oaks
[92] WAlnut
[93] WEbster* WEbster 3-, WEbster 8-
[94] WHitney
[96] YOrk
[99] WYoming
http://www.eckers.com/pages/exchange.html
Central Office names for Atlanta, GA
Manual (non-dial) Dial, 2 letters--4 numerals: Dial, 2L-5N:
Downtown: 29 Auburn Ave.
WAlnut (panel) >.............. chg to.......JAckson 1-0001-2499 and JA 2-2500-9999
MAin (panel) >................................MUrray 8-
LAmar (step-by-step)..........................JAckson 4-
ALpine (SxS)).....................................JAckson 5-
CYpress (SxS)....................................JAckson 3-
OFficial..............................................MUrray 5-
Brookwood (Midtown): Crescent Ave. at 10th St.
"HEmlock" (manual)
VErnon (SXS)......................................TRinity 2-
ATwood (SxS).....................................TRinity 4-
ELgin (SxS).........................................TRinity 6-
EMerson (SxS).....................................TRinity 5-
Buckhead: (SxS)
CHerokee.............................................CEdar 3-
EXchange.............................................Cedar 7-
Decatur: (SxS)
"Decatur" DEarborn..............................................DRake 3-
EVergreen............................................ DRake 8-
West End (SxS)
"West".........................RAymond...............................................PLaza 3-
FRanklin.................................................PLaza 8-
AMherst.................................................PLaza 5-
East Point (SxS 1931)
"East Point"..................CAlhoun.................................................POplar 1-
FAirfax...................................................POplar 7-
East Atlanta: (SxS)
N/A DIxie.....................................................MArket 7-
Hollywood Rd.:
BElmont................................................SYcamore 4-
Toco Hill: (last SxS installed in Atlanta)
N/A..........................................................................................MElrose 4-
Columbia Drive: (#5 Crossbar)
N/A......................................................................................... BUtler 9-
Sandy Springs: (#5 XB)
N/A..........................................................................................BLackburn 5-
Fairburn Rd. (5XB)
N/A..........................................................................................DIamond 4-
References:
Atlanta Telephone directories and
www.atlantatelephonehistory.info
I remember my grandmother's metal dial telephone had the exchange name on it and when it was changed out (to a plastic dial (in the 70s)), she just had the numbers.
I THINK it was "COlony 6" was the exchange name they were using for the 266 prefixes but I know that
AMherst
ANdrew
COlfax
COlony
COngress
...were are all acceptable names.
I'm wondering if anyone knows for sure what the Richmond/Henrico 266 exchange was 'officially' called in the 50s and 60s.
Quote from: AMCer on May 20, 2013, 12:42:09 PM
I remember my grandmother's metal dial telephone had the exchange name on it and when it was changed out (to a plastic dial (in the 70s)), she just had the numbers.
I THINK it was "COlony 6" was the exchange name they were using for the 266 prefixes but I know that
AMherst
ANdrew
COlfax
COlony
COngress
...were are all acceptable names.
I'm wondering if anyone knows for sure what the Richmond/Henrico 266 exchange was 'officially' called in the 50s and 60s.
The Exchange Name Project does list COlony for Richmond, VA. They also list BOulevard, which is a very old one. Another poster to the project says that COlony replaced ELgin for the area north of Richmond city limits in the late 50s or early 60s.
Here is the link to that site...
http://rcrowe.brinkster.net/tensearch.aspx (http://rcrowe.brinkster.net/tensearch.aspx)
My grandparents built their house in 1956 and that is when they got assigned the telephone number. So it would have been after BOulevard (probably). I really think it was COlony.
I'm happy to report that I have twice saved the number from being reassigned and thanks to VOIP, I use it now. In 2016 my family will have had the same number for 60 years.
Also, here are the New York City exchanges from 1951, from something I posted a while back. If you scroll up, you will see New Jersey too, also from 1951.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=5886.msg70654#msg70654 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=5886.msg70654#msg70654)
This includes what may be my favorite exchange of all time, just because it's so obscure. SChuyler 4. Most people would want to spell that with SK instead of SC. I have a 202 with a SChuyler 4 number card (see below). I'm fairly sure it's pronounced "skyler" and not "shuler."
About having the same number for 60 years, my aunt, who's 96, has had the same phone number for about 58 years, and the same area code since the inception of area codes. But she no longer has the 302. They converted everything to Touch-Tone about 1973.
I almost always have trouble with the TEN site. Under COlony and Colony, I don't see Richmond, VA. Under Richmond, VA and Richmond, Va I don't see Colony or COlony. 26- is not even on the numerical list. I did see BOulevard under Richmond, Va. What am I doing wrong?
Quote from: poplar1 on May 20, 2013, 03:31:49 PM
I almost always have trouble with the TEN site. Under COlony and Colony, I don't see Richmond, VA. Under Richmond, VA and Richmond, Va I don't see Colony or COlony. 26- is not even on the numerical list. I did see BOulevard under Richmond, Va. What am I doing wrong?
I get four pages when searching on Richmond in the City and VA in the state and COlony is on page 3 at the bottom. You should have a 1234 at the bottom center in the blue border and those are extra pages in the search.
I agree it's a clumsy search engine. And yes, 26 isn't on the numerical list. It's clumsy at best.
According to here:
http://ourwebhome.com/TENP/Recommended.html
In 1955 Bell publish a list of acceptable names (COlony is in there). That would be 1 year before we got our number.
And I VAGUELY remember the old metal dial telephone with the name on it. (Honestly, I like BOulevard better)
Montréal, Québec Exchange
http://www.jbb.poslfit.com/Pages/514.html
From the above site:
From 1925 to 1958, 2 Letter 4 Digit (2L-4D) dialing was used in Montréal. Here are the old prefixes for the Montréal exchange.
2 Letter 4 Digit Prefix Replaced by Date
86–UNiversity 86–UNiversity 6 1951-05-06
[new] 48–HUnter 8 1952-06
[new] 73–REgent 3 1952-06
[new] 74–RIverside 4 1952
[new] 76–POntiac 6 1952
[new CO] 72–RAymond 2 1953-04
38–DUpont 38–DUpont 8 1953-07-26
39–EXdale 73–REgent 7 1954-02
28–ATlantic 73–REgent 8 1954-02
52–LAncaster 28–AVenue 8 1954-07-25
26–AMherst 52–LAfontaine 1 1955-07-31
24–CHerrier 52–LAfontaine 2 1955-07-31
37–FRontenac 52–LAfontaine 3 1955-07-31
32–FAlkirk 52–LAfontaine 4 1955-07-31
46–HOchelaga 52–LAfontaine 5 1955-07-31
44–GIffard 52–LAfontaine 6 1955-07-31
29–BYwater 74–RIverside 7 1955-07-31
25–CLairval 25–CLairval 5 1956-08-05
88–TUrcotte 25–CLairval 9 1956-08-05
36–DOllard 27– CRescent 1 1956-08-05
22–CAlumet 27–CRescent 2 1956-08-05
47–GRavelle 27–CRescent 4 1956-08-05
84–VIctoria 27–CRescent 6 1956-08-05
27–CRescent 27–CRescent 7 1956-08-05
82–TAlon 27- CRescent 9 1956-08-05
92–WAlnut 48–HUnter 1 1957-03
83–VEndome 38–DUpont 7 1957-08-04
43–HEmlock 76–POntiac 7 1957-08-04
87–TRenmore 76–POntiac 8 1957-08-04
96–YOrk 76–POntiac 9 1957-08-04
42–HArbour 84–VIctor 5 1957-08-04
62–MArquette 84–VIctor 9 1957-08-04
94–WIlbank 93–WEllington 2 1957-08-04
93–WEllington 93–WEllington 3 1957-08-04
34–FItzroy 93–WEllington 5 1957-08-04
45–GLenview 93–WEllington 7 1957-08-04
75–PLateau 84–VIctor 2 1958-09-21
23–BElair 84–VIctor 4 1958-09-21
35–ELwood 48–HUnter 6 1958-09-21
33–DExter 48–HUnter 7 1958-09-21
[new CO] 36–DOminic 1958-07
[new CO] 32–DAniel 1958-10
[new CO] 33–FEderal 1959-07
Well, my dad bought our house in Cote-St-Luc in 1957 and when they got a phone the number was HU9-1005. The house was brand new in a new development. All my friends had Hunter #'s as well. I find they're easier to remember. Obviously... I still remember it.
So would that be the Monkland wire centre?
The 2 Letter 5 Digit column shows current assignments of the 2L-5D named prefixes that have existed since the 1950s. Some wire centre boundaries and prefixes have changed over time. Most central offices now use additional prefixes.
CO CLLI Rate Centre Wire Centre 2 Letter 5 Digit Prefix
MTRLPQ02 Montréal Belmont 86–UNiversity 1-4-6-8, 87–TRiangle
MTRLPQ03 Montréal Cadillac 25–CLairval
MTRLPQ05 Montréal Pointe-aux-Trembles 64–MIssion 0-2-4-5
MTRLPQ07 Montréal Papineau 52–LAfontaine
MTRLPQ08 Roxboro 68–MUrray 3-4-5
MTRLPQ19 Montréal Côte-des-Neiges 73–REgent
MTRLPQ23 Montréal Dudemaine 33–FEderal
MTRLPQ24 Montréal Decelles 74–RIverside [merged with Dudemaine in the 1990s]
MTRLPQ28 Montréal St-Dominique 27–CRescent
MTRLPQ29 Montréal Montée St-Michel 72–RAymond
MTRLPQ30 Montréal Montréal-Nord 32–DAniel
MTRLPQ31 Montréal Sauvé 38–DUpont
MTRLPQ34 Montréal Rivière-des-Prairies 64–MIssion 3-8 (was 66–MOnument 5)
MTRLPQ42 Montréal Ontario 84–VIctor, 28–AVenue
MTRLPQ43 Montréal Atwater 93–WEllington
MTRLPQ44 Lachine 14e Avenue 63–MElrose 4-7-9 (was 63–NElson 5)
MTRLPQ45 Lachine Dorval 63–MElrose 1-3-6
MTRLPQ46 Montréal LaSalle 36–DOminic
MTRLPQ47 Montréal Monkland 48–HUnter
MTRLPQ48 Montréal Verdun 76–POntiac
MTRLPQ50 Pointe-Claire Chemin St-Jean 69–OXford 3-4-5-7 (was 68–OVerbrook)
MTRLPQ51 Montréal Anjou 35
MTRLPQ53 Pointe-Claire Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue 45–GLendale 7
MTRLPQ54 Ste-Geneviève 62–NAtional 0-4-6
IPRTPQAA Île-Perrot 45–GLendale 3
http://www.jbb.poslfit.com/Pages/514.html
Here's a pic of the Monkland Exchange building at 6055 Monkland Ave in Montreal.
Used to be called the Elmwood Exchange building. Built in 1928.
Still used I guess. Has Bell logo on it.
Baltimore, MD changed from 2 letters+ 4 numbers to 2L 5N effective May 16, 1953:
It seemed strange that in each case, a numeral other than 1 was added to the existing Baltimore central office name. On closer inspection, the choice of number in each case is the one corresponding to the third letter of the office name: for example, for BElmont, 5 was chosen and L on the dial would be 5. For TUxedo, 9 was chosen and X on the dial would be 9.
Only Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago actually dialed 3 letters of the phone number (PENnnsylvania xxxx, HAYmarket xxxx). These were the only cities large enough to need the equivalent of 7-digit phone numbers. When they changed from 3 letters + 4 numerals to 2L 5N in these four cities, the third letter changed to the corresponding numeral: PENnsylvania 5000 became PEnnsylvania 6-5000. So no changes to the central offices were needed for that change.
From the Montreal gazette Sept 20, 1958
List of "offices" attached to the bottom of a 302. Note that AT&T called them "offices" or "central offices", and not "exchanges." Exchange referred to a geographical area, which might contain one or many offices.
Today some refer to the "offices" as NXXs or prefixes.
Very cool sticker, Sargeguy!
Are the the numbers in the RH column prefixes, or area codes? They don't seem to correspond with the exchange names, at a glance. Also the first time, outside of horror movies, etc. that I've seen "666" listed! ;D
Keep up the great work, Super Sleuth! <(Shades of Brains Benton)> 8) Happy New Year!
Best regards!
These NNXs were probably added later, that is, after names were no longer being assigned and phone numbers were (area code +) 7 numerals. Area codes at that time always had 0 or 1 as the middle digit.
Quote from: poplar1 on January 02, 2014, 03:38:48 PM
PENnsylvania 5000 became PEnnsylvania 6-5000.
Can anyone else hear The Glenn Miller Orchestra playing in the ball room of the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York?
Terry
Quote from: AE_Collector on December 31, 2014, 10:50:15 PM
Quote from: poplar1 on January 02, 2014, 03:38:48 PM
PENnsylvania 5000 became PEnnsylvania 6-5000.
Can anyone else hear The Glenn Miller Orchestra playing in the ball room of the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York?
Terry
I can,
literally... shot you 2 PMs, and 2 emails, to your biddlecombe@ addy, only one I have.. Enjoy!
Last night, on the occasion of watching the groups Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago at Madison Square Garden, I stopped by the Hotel Pennsylvania across the street from the Garden, and picked up a business card still showing its famous telephone number, which doesn't need to be repeated. However, the central office name is gone.
Funny thing was that I had to ask someone to give me one, they don't just leave them sitting on the concierge's desk.
It seems the building will finally be renovated, and not torn down, as the facade of the hotel is now enclosed completely in scaffolding and screens.
The hotel's owners and fans claim that it has the longest in service telephone number in New York City, although the exact date of original service installation appears uncertain. Seven-digit telephone number were first installed in NYC in 1930, when the system was completely reorganized in a 3L-4N numbering plan. The PEnnsylvania central office was the first in NYC to be converted to a 1ESS system in 1969.
All around a nostalgic evening, I suppose.
You would think that they would put both Pennsylvania 6-5000 as well as 736-5000 on the business card. But, I guess there are what...1 in 1000 people left who would "get it" now?
One given is that the CO was NOT SxS when that number was given out. Up 10 and in 10 on a connector switch leaves room for one and only one trunk to their PBX. SxS Trunk hunting or Trunk and Level hunting connectors led to numbers that ended in 1. Pennsylvania 6-5001 or more likely (to allow for more than 10 trunks in total) Pennsylvania 6-5011.
Terry
Quote from: AE_Collector on April 19, 2016, 08:25:51 PM
You would think that they would put both Pennsylvania 6-5000 as well as 736-5000 on the business card. But, I guess there are what...1 in 1000 people left who would "get it" now?
One given is that the CO was NOT SxS when that number was given out. Up 10 and in 10 on a connector switch leaves room for one and only one trunk to their PBX. SxS Trunk hunting or Trunk and Level hunting connectors led to numbers that ended in 1. Pennsylvania 6-5001 or more likely (to allow for more than 10 trunks in total) Pennsylvania 6-5011.
Terry
Quote from: AE_Collector on April 19, 2016, 08:25:51 PM
You would think that they would put both Pennsylvania 6-5000 as well as 736-5000 on the business card. But, I guess there are what...1 in 1000 people left who would "get it" now?
One given is that the CO was NOT SxS when that number was given out. Up 10 and in 10 on a connector switch leaves room for one and only one trunk to their PBX. SxS Trunk hunting or Trunk and Level hunting connectors led to numbers that ended in 1. Pennsylvania 6-5001 or more likely (to allow for more than 10 trunks in total) Pennsylvania 6-5011.
Terry
Terry, I don't think NY City ever had any SxS, only 1XB, 5XB and ESS--though possibly DMS and others now?
Not that I have any idea at all, but I too doubt there would have been any SxS in the city. But, you left Panel off the list of old technologies. 5ESS now as well as DMS pobably.
Terry
There was no step in New York City, except for "Centrex CU" and private pbx's. PEnnslyvania 6 was panel until the installation of the #1 ESS, and is now a 5ESS.
I thought NYC had some Panel switches
Penn6 was indeed a Panel system and so were many (most?) exchanges in the city. Panel was AT&T's solution to high density switching in urban centers and was designed to handle manual offices well, because the big city problem was that it was impossible to convert to dial all at once.
Panel was really the beginning of common control systems, in which the subscriber's dial no longer directly controlled the switching action in the switch—that was left to the Sender units which had digit registers to store the digits for the period that the customer needed until finished dialing, and therefore the switch itself was not tied up for the entire period of dialing.
In a way, the Sender circuit eliminated the job of the operator.
The first Panel exchange was installed in 1915 in Newark, just a few miles from NYC, and Newark is a large office as well. But being this early, the Newark system did not have the Sender yet, and operators were still needed to get the number from the customer and dial it themselves. The subscribers only had manual telephones.
Panel could also handle seven digits from the beginning, but the seventh digit was the party line letter. I think this was extended to eight digits, when the system was changed to 3L-4N (in 1930?).
As mentioned earlier, indeed, NYC also had a lot of Crossbar systems, in fact the first installation of the No. 1 Crossbar was in Brooklyn in ca. 1937.
As AT&T was apparently slow to roll out the 5ESS line, NYC has a lot of DMS systems still installed, DMS-100, DMS-10, and I think I have seen listed DMS-500 switches as well.
Back on the subject of exchange names, here's an advertisement card from Chicago for a phone booth. Interesting that the police and fire departments had their own exchanges. Also note that this is from before DDD or TSPS, "long distance- 211"
I believe the following came from a cover of a Chicago telephone phone book, I don't have the original source.
1959 Chicago's Exchange Names
Notice how they're called "exchange names" and not central office names.
Chicago had some unique ones like New York City. The list is very nice to see. I don't think I had ever heard of INterocean 8 before. I remember HAymarket 1 from the cover of the 1956 Allied Electronics Catalog I have.
They devoted one name for fire and another for police, in those days before 911, and 1313 were the last four digits for both. I wonder how they came up with that, and not 1111 or 1212 or 2368?
I thought that would tickle a bone, :o
Yes, Chicago seems to not have followed the directives from the Central Office at West Street or Broadway, NYC, or thereabouts.
I also have another list of the Chicago exchanges from another telephone book and that page is also entitled with the term 'exchange'.
Starting with the design documents of the North American Numbering Plan in the mid 1940s, the official documents adopted the term 'central office' pretty consistently. Out in the 'territories' this was not always so.
Interestingly, I recall reading some article that explained that the first telephone exchange in Chicago in ca. 1880, was called the Central Office. When the next two exchanges opened they were referred to as Branches. Within a short time due to rapid growth, they were soon all simply numbered.
Quote from: unbeldi on May 07, 2016, 06:41:00 PM
I also have another list of the Chicago exchanges from another telephone book and that page is also entitled with the term 'exchange'.
I think that we would all love to see that, if you'd be so kind as to share a scan, photo, usw. 8)
Many thanks, in advance, Karl!
Best regards!
Quote from: Mr. Bones on May 07, 2016, 07:23:31 PM
I think that we would all love to see that, if you'd be so kind as to share a scan, photo, usw. 8)
Many thanks, in advance, Karl!
Best regards!
Here it is. The quality is rather poor. But with some effort it can be useful too.
It is quite possible that this page came out of the same phone book, but I don't know. Certainly it is approximately the same time frame.
I also found the article I was referring to earlier:
William D. Caughlin,
Evolution of Local Telephone Numbers in Chicago (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9430.0;attach=141652), 2004-02-27
I have a 1942 telephone directory from nearby Naperville, just west of Chicago, and the directory uses the term 'central office'. It was issued by Ill.Bell.Tel.Co.
It appears that Naperville had a manual system at the time. All numbers are simply prefixed with the name Naperville, and many carry party line suffix letters.
From the page 'Regulations':
Telephone Numbers.—The subscriber has no property
right in the telephone number or any right to continuance
of service through any particular central office.
The Telephone Company may change the telephone
number or the central office designation, or both, of
a subscriber whenever it deems it desirable in the
conduct of its business so to do.
Quote from: jsowers on May 20, 2013, 03:28:22 PM
Also, here are the New York City exchanges from 1951, from something I posted a while back. If you scroll up, you will see New Jersey too, also from 1951.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=5886.msg70654#msg70654 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=5886.msg70654#msg70654)
This includes what may be my favorite exchange of all time, just because it's so obscure. SChuyler 4. Most people would want to spell that with SK instead of SC. I have a 202 with a SChuyler 4 number card (see below). I'm fairly sure it's pronounced "skyler" and not "shuler."
The 1957 I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors" confirms your pronunciation, Jonathan. When Lucy calls Ethel for help (after spending much more on new furniture that Ricky had budgeted for), she picks up the phone, dials 0, and says, "Operator, may I have SChuyler 4 8098, New York City, please." That SChuyler 4 (724) telephone exchange, as it happens, is different from the MUrray Hill 5 and CIrcle 7 exchanges of Lucy and Ricky's former telephone numbers, even though the Ricardos and the Mertzes lived in the same apartment building.
I would love to get the original CO names for Boise, ID. currently I have the ES7 prefix (ESsex7), if that's the right name... and the area has been populated since the 1950's. it would be neat to see the list for Boise, if it exists. since the area dates back to the 1950's, its possible that the list expired before the phone service was established in this part if Boise...
Quote from: Babybearjs on March 12, 2022, 01:12:15 AMI would love to get the original CO names for Boise, ID. currently I have the ES7 prefix (ESsex7), if that's the right name... and the area has been populated since the 1950's. it would be neat to see the list for Boise, if it exists. since the area dates back to the 1950's, its possible that the list expired before the phone service was established in this part if Boise...
I bet the university of Idaho might have some old phone books in their Library archives.
Quote from: Babybearjs on March 12, 2022, 01:12:15 AMI would love to get the original CO names for Boise, ID. currently I have the ES7 prefix (ESsex7), if that's the right name... and the area has been populated since the 1950's. it would be neat to see the list for Boise, if it exists. since the area dates back to the 1950's, its possible that the list expired before the phone service was established in this part if Boise...
Here is a list of Bell System suggested exchange names.
https://puzzles.mit.edu/2012/puzzles/phantom_of_the_operator/solution/Telephone_EXchange_Names.html
Jim
Jim,
The list you posted the link to was used as recommendations for new exchanges. Older exchanges were often named for local landmarks, and are not on that list.
Finding old telephone directories is the best way to know for sure. Public libraries often have sets of them.
Maybe now, with trends so important, bringing back exchange names might get more people to keep their home phones.
Mike