City Directory Abbreviation List

Abbreviation	Word		Abbreviation	Word		Abbreviation	Word
agt	agent		frt	freight		rd	road
appr	apprentice		h	house		Rev	reverend
asst	assistant		lab	laborer		S or s	south
ave	avenue		mkr	maker		s e	southeast
b or bds	boards		mnfg	manufacturing		s s	south side
bet	between		mnfr	manufacturer		s w	southwest
bkpr	bookkeeper		mngr	manager		sec	secretary
bldg	building		mach	machinist		stenogr	stenographer
blk	block		nr	near		supt	superintendent
blksmith	blacksmith		N or n	north		trans	transfer
carp	carpenter		n e	northeast		treas	treasurer
cashr	cashier		n s	north side		trav agt	traveling agent
clk	clerk		n w	northwest		w s	west side
col�d	colored		opp	opposite		whol	wholesale
com�n	commission		opr	operator		wid	widow
comp	compositor		pkr	packer		W or w	west
cor	corner		pl	place		wks	works
dep	deputy		P O	post office		yd	yard
dept	department		pres	president		1st	first
emp	employed		prin	principal		2d	second
E or e	east		propr	proprietor		3d	third
eng	engineer		pub	publisher		4th	fourth
e s	east side		r or res	residence		5th	fifth