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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 15, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of TransWestern Publishing Company LLC, our report dated
December 12, 1998, with respect to the Financial Statements of Universal Phone
Books, Inc. and our report dated January 29, 1999, with respect to the financial
statements of United Directory Services, Inc., included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4) of TransWestern Publishing Company LLC for the offer to
exchange Series D 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 for any and all
outstanding 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007 of TransWestern Publishing
Company LLC.


                                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Diego, California
February 26, 1999