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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 44 newspaper titles published in Belmont County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1809. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Barnesville, St. Clairsville, Bellaire.
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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 Belmont. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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“Established in ST CLAIRSVILLE OHIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER New SeriesVoL No ft ft If if TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS lS3tlISeluioiitCo Ohio Toird Saturday of September St Clalrsville Third Saturday of October at…”
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“Established in ST CLAIRSVILLE OHIO THURSDAY JANUARY New SeriesVoL No TEACHERS EXAMIXATIOXS 1SS3 Belmont Co Ohio Second Rathrdav Bridgeport Hebdood gaturaay Feornary Clalrsvllla MM Katnrday Marcn…”
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No digitized front pages for Belmont were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
12 of 27 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.
Belmont was formed in 1801 (1801-09-07) from Jefferson, Washington.
BELMONT created by Northwest Territory from JEFFERSON and WASHINGTON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Belmont County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,097 | 20,329 | 30,901 | 36,398 | 49,638 | 60,875 | 93,193 | 95,614 | 87,740 | 83,864 | 82,569 | 70,226 | 66,497 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
101 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Alexander Cemetery |
| Armstrongs Cemetery |
| Barnesville Catholic Cemetery |
| Barton Cemetery |
| Bellaire Cemetery |
| Belmont Cemetery |
| Belmont Memorial Park |
| Belmont Ridge Cemetery |
| Belmont Town Cemetery |
| Bend Fork Cemetery |
| Berry Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Boston Cemetery |
| Boston Cemetery |
| Bunfills Cemetery |
| Butcher Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Centerville Cemetery |
| Chestnut Level Cemetery |
| Chestnut Ridge Friends Cemetery |
| Cold Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Crabapple Cemetery |
| Crestview Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dover Cemetery |
| Dunfee Cemetery |
| East Richland Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Farmington Cemetery |
| Flushing Area Cemetery |
| Flushing City Cemetery |
| Flushing Township Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Friends Township Cemetery |
| German Cemetery |
| Gibson Cemetery |
| Glencoe Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hardesty Cemetery |
| Harmony Cemetery |
| High Ridge Cemetery |
| Hope Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Infirmary Cemetery |
| Jacobsburg Cemetery |
| Key Cemetery |
| Lansing Cemetery |
| Linwood Cemetery |
| Lockwood Cemetery |
| Lower Wegee Cemetery |
| Methodist Cemetery |
| Morristown First Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mount Horeb Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| New Barton Cemetery |
| Northern Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Old Egypt Cemetery |
| Old Northern Cemetery |
| Old Quaker Cemetery |
| Old Uniontown Cemetery |
| Perkins Cemetery |
| Plainfield Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Ridge Cemetery |
| Powhatan Cemetery |
| Pugh Cemetery |
| Riverview Cemetery |
| Rock Hill Cemetery |
| Rockhill Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Becket |
| Dorsey |
| Dunfee |
| Glenndale |
| Kelsey |
| Kennon |
| Wheeling Valley |
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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