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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 97 newspaper titles published in Allen County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 31 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Lima, Delphos, Spencerville.
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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 Allen. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“BLUFFTON Good Place to Live 81ST YEAR NO Street Lighting Is Major Factor Swimming Pool Bonds Will Up Tax Rate Only mrii Main street at Bluffton where she was funeral home Municipal Budget For…”
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“BLUFFTON Good Place to Live 81ST YEAR NO Up Sewer Service Charge To Of Water Bills Action Necessary To Comply With Revenue Bond Financing Agreement Effective at the beginning of August Bluffton water…”
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“BLUFFTON Good Place to Trade High School And College Enacting Traditional Gridiron Pageantry High School Homecoming Friday In the halftime ceremony at the game with Spencerville the queen and her…”
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“LUFFTON Good Place to Live S1ST YEAR NO The Republicans will hold their caucus Monday evening in the library study hall at The Democrats will meet the following evening Tuesday at in the same place…”
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“BLUFFTON Good Place to Trade YEAR NO Passenger Train Service May End On Nickel Plate The discontinuation of Blufftons final remaining passenger train service will be petitioned for by the Nickel Plate…”
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No digitized front pages for Allen were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
25 of 31 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Adgate Block | Lima | 1982 |
| Allen County Courthouse | Lima | 1974 |
| Armory-Latisona Building | Lima | 1982 |
| Barr Hotel | Lima | 1986 |
| Breese, Griffith, Farm | Lima | 1983 |
| Cahill, Beck and R. C., Buildings | Lima | 1982 |
| Dorsey Building | Lima | 1982 |
| Elks Lodge | Lima | 1982 |
| First National Bank and Trust Building | Lima | 1982 |
| Hotel Argonne | Lima | 1982 |
| J.M. Sealts Company Warehouse Building, The | Lima | 2021 |
| Klaus Block | Lima | 1982 |
| Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company | Lima | 1982 |
| Lima Memorial Hall | Lima | 1979 |
| Lima Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot | Lima | 2003 |
| Lima Stadium | Lima | 2002 |
| Linneman Building | Lima | 1982 |
| MacDonell House | Lima | 1978 |
| Marks-Family House | Delphos | 1982 |
| Martin Block and Kibby Block | Lima | 1982 |
| Metropolitan Block | Lima | 1979 |
| Miami And Erie Canal, Deep Cut NHL | Spencerville | 1966 |
| Neal Clothing | Lima | 1982 |
| Neely-Sieber House | Lima | 1976 |
| Ohio Theatre | Lima | 1982 |
| Renz Block | Lima | 1982 |
| Round Barn | Lima | 1980 |
| St. John Catholic Church | Delphos | 1980 |
| U.S. Post Office | Lima | 1982 |
| Union Block | Lima | 1982 |
| West Market Street Boulevard Historic District | Lima | 2004 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Allen was formed in 1820 (1820-04-01) from unknown / original county.
ALLEN created from Non-County Area 9 attached to LOGAN and Non-County Area 7 attached to SHELBY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Allen County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | 9,079 | 19,185 | 31,314 | 47,976 | 68,223 | 73,303 | 88,183 | 103,691 | 112,241 | 108,473 | 102,206 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
85 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Allentown Cemetery |
| Altstaetter Cemetery |
| Amanda Baptist Cemetery |
| Ash Grove Cemetery |
| Auglaize Cemetery |
| Barton Cemetery |
| Beaverdam Cemetery |
| Berryhill Cemetery |
| Blue Lick Cemetery |
| Bressler Cemetery |
| Cairo West Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Carman Cemetery |
| Christie Chapel Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Desenburg Cemetery |
| Dutch Hollow Cemetery |
| East Cemetery |
| East Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Evick Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| Gethsemane Cemetery |
| Gratz Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Hadding Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harrod Cemetery |
| Hartford Cemetery |
| Hartshorn Cemetery |
| Hefner Cemetery |
| Hullibarger Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Lafayette Cemetery |
| Lewis Grove Cemetery |
| Liberty Chapel Cemetery |
| Lima Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Old Mennonite Cemetery |
| Old Rockport Cemetery |
| Perry Chapel Cemetery |
| Pike Cemetery |
| Pike Run Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Reformed Mennonite Cemetery |
| Ridge Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Matthew Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Shannon Cemetery |
| Shawnee Cemetery |
| Shockey Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Spencerville Cemetery |
| Sproat Cemetery |
| State Hospital Cemetery |
| Stiles Cemetery |
| Sugar Creek Cemetery |
| Tony Nose Cemetery |
| Tussing Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Chapel Cemetery |
| Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| Ward Cemetery |
| West Fletcher Cemetery |
| West Newton Cemetery |
| West Point Cemetery |
| West Union Cemetery |
| Westley Cemetery |
| Westminster Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Hartford |
| Needmore |
| Shady Grove |
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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