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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 135 newspaper titles published in St. Clair County, Illinois, with the earliest starting in 1800. 3 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 29 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Belleville, East St. Louis, Cahokia.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in St. Clair. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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Front pages from St. Clair papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
“FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN PAGES THIRTYSECOND YEAR NO axfe Jmnal tu TWO SECTIONS PRICE CENTS HARPER HEADS COUNTY TEACHERS SOCIAL PROBLEMS MUST BE TREATED Normal University In structor Urges…”
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14 of 29 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Belleville Historic District | Belleville | 1976 |
| Berger-Kiel House | Mascoutah | 1999 |
| Blair Historic District | Belleville | 2015 |
| Broadview Hotel | East St. Louis | 2013 |
| Cahokia Mounds NHL | Collinsville | 1966 |
| Church of the Holy Family NHL | Cahokia | 1970 |
| Curtiss-Wright Hangars 1 and 2 | Cahokia | 2007 |
| Downtown East St. Louis Historic District | East St. Louis | 2014 |
| Draser, George, Jr., House | Mascoutah | 2000 |
| Emerald Mound and Village Site | Lebanon | 1971 |
| Hotel Belleville | Belleville | 2018 |
| Jarrot, Nicholas, Mansion NHL | Cahokia | 1974 |
| Knobeloch-Seibert Farm | Belleville | 1983 |
| Koerner, Gustave, House | Belleville | 2004 |
| Lebanon Historic District | Lebanon | 1978 |
| Majestic Theatre | East St. Louis | 1985 |
| Marissa Academy | Marissa | 1994 |
| Martin, Pierre, House | North Dupo | 1990 |
| Mermaid House Hotel | Lebanon | 1975 |
| Old Cahokia Courthouse | Cahokia | 1972 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Historic District | East St. Louis | 1979 |
| Rutter Store | St. Libory | 1994 |
| Scott Field Historic District | O'Fallon | 1994 |
| Spivey Building | East St. Louis | 2002 |
| Tiedemann House | O'Fallon | 2020 |
| Town of West Belleville Historic District | Belleville | 2014 |
| Turkey Hill Grange Hall | Belleville | 2016 |
| Union Trust Bank Company Building | East St. Louis | 2014 |
| United States Post Office and Courthouse | East Saint Louis | 2014 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
St. Clair was formed in 1790 (1790-04-27) from unknown / original county.
ST. CLAIR created by the Northwest Territory from non-county area.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
St. Clair County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,355 | 5,253 | 13,631 | 37,694 | 61,806 | 86,685 | 136,520 | 166,899 | 205,995 | 262,509 | 267,531 | 256,082 | 257,400 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| jeff | Park unit | 28.2 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
284 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery |
| Ahlheim Cemetery |
| Andres Cemetery |
| Arras Cemetery |
| B'Nai Israel Cemetery |
| Bader Cemetery |
| Badgley Cemetery |
| Badsby Cemetery |
| Baer Cemetery |
| Baltz Cemetery |
| Barth Cemetery |
| Barton Cemetery |
| Bauer Cemetery |
| Bauer Cemetery |
| Baumann Cemetery |
| Beedle Cemetery |
| Beedle Cemetery |
| Belsha Cemetery |
| Bernard Steiner Cemetery |
| Bert Cemetery |
| Bethel Baptist Cemetery |
| Blinn Cemetery |
| Blum Cemetery |
| Booker T Washington Cemetery |
| Bopp Cemetery |
| Bradsby Cemetery |
| Brandsteener Cemetery |
| Brenner Cemetery |
| Bridges Cemetery |
| Brooklyn Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bryan Cemetery |
| Cakokia Village Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Carr Cemetery |
| Caseyville Cemetery |
| Caseyville Pauper Cemetery |
| Centreville Cemetery |
| Chewning Cemetery |
| Clasen Cemetery |
| Cobb Thompson Cemetery |
| College Hill Cemetery |
| Concordia Cemetery |
| Count Cemetery |
| Crowford Cemetery |
| Culli Cemetery |
| Daniel Moore Cemetery |
| Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery |
| Darmstatter Cemetery |
| Darnbrough Cemetery |
| Dial Cemetery |
| Divers Cemetery |
| Douglas Cemetery |
| Dressler Cemetery |
| Dutch Hill Cemetery |
| East Carondelet Cemetery |
| East Saint Louis County Cemetery |
| Ellsworth Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Emmerich Cemetery |
| Engelmann Cemetery |
| Evangelical Cemetery |
| Eydman Cemetery |
| Eyman Cemetery |
| Fayetteville Cemetery |
| Field Cemetery |
| Fike Cemetery |
| Flickinger Cemetery |
| Floraville Cemetery |
| Foulks Cemetery |
| Frantz Cemetery |
| Freeburg Cemetery |
| Freeburg Protestant Cemetery |
| Freivogel Cemetery |
| Fries Cemetery |
| Fries Cemetery |
| Fries-Hangsleben Cemetery |
| Funk Cemetery |
| Funk Cemetery |
| Galle Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Darmstadt |
| National City |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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