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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 116 newspaper titles published in Ashtabula County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1820. 6 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 41 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Ashtabula, Conneaut, Jefferson.
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 Ashtabula. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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Front pages from Ashtabula papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
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34 of 41 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Ashtabula was formed in 1808 (1808-06-07) from Geauga, Trumbull.
ASHTABULA created from GEAUGA and TRUMBULL.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Ashtabula County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,382 | 23,724 | 31,814 | 37,139 | 51,448 | 65,545 | 68,674 | 78,695 | 93,067 | 104,215 | 102,728 | 97,574 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
85 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Andover Cemetery |
| Austin Cemetery |
| Austinburg Center Cemetery |
| Bates Cemetery |
| Brakemans Corners Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Cherry Valley Cemetery |
| Chestnut Grove Cemetery |
| City Cemetery |
| Clarks Corner Cemetery |
| Colebrook South Cemetery |
| Cork Cemetery |
| Crosby Cemetery |
| Dart Cemetery |
| Dodgeville Cemetery |
| Dorset Cemetery |
| Durkee Cemetery |
| East Brownville Cemetery |
| East Lake Cemetery |
| East Lakeville Cemetery |
| East Lenox Cemetery |
| East Trumbull Cemetery |
| Edgewood Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Farnham Cemetery |
| Footville Cemetery |
| Gageville Cemetery |
| Glenwood Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Memory Gardens |
| Griggs Corners Cemetery |
| Harpersfield Cemetery |
| Hartsgrove Township Cemetery |
| Hayes Cemetery |
| Hickok Cemetery |
| Hutchins Cemetery |
| Hyde Cemetery |
| Lake Road Cemetery |
| Lakeview Cemetery |
| Loomis Cemetery |
| Lulu Falls Cemetery |
| Main Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Mechanicsville - Windsor Road Cemetery |
| Mechanicsville Cemetery |
| Monroe Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| North Cemetery |
| North Colebrook Cemetery |
| North Orwell Cemetery |
| Northeast Rome Cemetery |
| Oakdale Cemetery |
| Old Ashtabula Cemetery (historical) |
| Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery |
| Old Unionville Cemetery |
| Padanaram Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Reeds Corners Cemetery |
| Richmond Center Cemetery |
| Ridgeview Burial Park |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Rome Center Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Sexton Cemetery |
| Simons Cemetery |
| South Denmark Cemetery |
| South Orwell Cemetery |
| South River Road Cemetery |
| Southeast Hartsgrove Cemetery |
| Township Cemetery |
| Trumbull Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| West Andover Cemetery |
| West Lakeville Cemetery |
| West Lawn Cemetery |
| West Lenox Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson |
| Barnes Corners |
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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