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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 87 newspaper titles published in Champaign 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 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Mechanicsburg, Urbana, Saint Paris.
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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 Champaign. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Champaign were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
27 of 35 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.
Champaign was formed in 1805 (1805-03-01) from Franklin, Greene.
CHAMPAIGN created from FRANKLIN and GREENE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Champaign County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,303 | 8,479 | 16,721 | 22,698 | 27,817 | 26,642 | 25,071 | 25,258 | 26,793 | 29,714 | 33,649 | 38,890 | 38,714 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
89 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Barger Cemetery |
| Beltz Cemetery |
| Black Cemetery |
| Bodey Cemetery |
| Britton Cemetery |
| Buck Creek Cemetery |
| Butcher Cemetery |
| Cable Cemetery |
| Calland Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Connor Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Corbet Cemetery |
| Craig Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| First Baptist Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Grace Cemetery |
| Grafton Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Halterman Cemetery |
| Harbour Cemetery |
| Harbour Cemetery |
| Hazel Cemetery |
| Hearst Cemetery |
| Hewling Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Huddleston-Sills Cemetery |
| Idle - Stevens Cemetery |
| Idle Cemetery |
| Jenking - Kite Cemetery |
| Jenkins Chapel Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kenton Memorial Cemetery |
| Kingscreek Baptist Cemetery |
| Kingscreek Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Lyons Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Mead Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Myrtle Tree Cemetery |
| Neal Cemetery |
| Nettle Creek Cemetery |
| Newsom Chapel Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakdale Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Prince Cemetery |
| Rector Cemetery |
| Reformed Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Rosedale Cemetery |
| Rusk Cemetery |
| Russell Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Scott and Pullins Cemetery |
| Shaffer Cemetery |
| Sharon Cemetery |
| Shockey Cemetery |
| Sills Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Snider Cemetery |
| Snowhill Cemetery |
| Sodom Cemetery |
| Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Spring Hills Cemetery |
| Sullivans Cemetery |
| Terre Haute Cemetery |
| Treacles Creek Cemetery |
| Union Chapel Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Brush Lake |
| Crimville |
| Hagenbaugh |
| Nettleton |
| Old Pimtown |
| Proctor |
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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