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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 152 newspaper titles published in Clark County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Springfield, Enon, South Charleston.
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 Clark. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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No digitized front pages for Clark were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
26 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Hotel | Springfield | 1974 |
| Bookwalter, Francis, House | Springfield | 1980 |
| Brewer Log House | Springfield | 1974 |
| Bushnell-Foos Historic District | Springfield | 1973 |
| Crabill, David, House | Springfield | 1975 |
| East High Street District | Springfield | 1974 |
| Edward Wren Company Building | Springfield | 2016 |
| Enon Mound | Enon | 1972 |
| Green Plain Monthly Meetinghouse | South Charleston | 1982 |
| Hertzler, Daniel, House | Springfield | 1978 |
| Kenton-Hunt Farm | Springfield | 1980 |
| Lagonda Club Building | Springfield | 1975 |
| Lagonda National Bank | Springfield | 2017 |
| Main Street Buildings | Springfield | 1979 |
| Main Street Buildings (Boundary Increase) | Springfield | 2000 |
| Marquart-Mercer Farm | Springfield | 1979 |
| Masonic Temple | Springfield | 2008 |
| Mast Castle | Springfield | 2026 |
| Municipal Building | Springfield | 1973 |
| Myers Daily Market | Springfield | 2018 |
| Myers Hall | Springfield | 1975 |
| Newlove Works | Springfield | 1973 |
| Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged | Springfield | 1980 |
| Old Enon Road Stone Arch Culvert | Enon | 2009 |
| Olive Branch High School | New Carlisle | 2009 |
| Ollie's Tavern | New Carlisle | 1997 |
| Pennsylvania House | Springfield | 1973 |
| Pickaway Settlements Battlesite | Enon | 1980 |
| Pringle-Patric House | Springfield | 1997 |
| Reeser, C. A., House | Springfield | 1980 |
| Shawnee Hotel | Springfield | 1985 |
| South Charleston Historic District | South Charleston | 1978 |
| South Fountain Avenue Historic District | Springfield | 1983 |
| Springfield Country Club | Springfield | 2023 |
| Springfield Downtown Historic District | Springfield | 2021 |
| Springfield Metallic Casket Company | Springfield | 2016 |
| St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church | Springfield | 2006 |
| St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | Springfield | 1982 |
| St. Raphael Church | Springfield | 1976 |
| Tecumseh Building | Springfield | 2000 |
| Third Presbyterian Church | Springfield | 1980 |
| Thomas Manufacturing Company Warehouse | Springfield | 2001 |
| Warder Public Library | Springfield | 1978 |
| Westcott House | Springfield | 1974 |
| Wittenberg University Historic District | Springfield | 2014 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Clark was formed in 1818 (1818-03-01) from Champaign, Greene, Madison.
CLARK created from CHAMPAIGN, GREENE, and MADISON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Clark County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,533 | 16,882 | 25,300 | 41,948 | 58,939 | 80,728 | 95,647 | 111,661 | 131,440 | 150,236 | 144,742 | 136,001 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| chyo | Park unit | 25.0 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
69 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Asbury Cemetery |
| Asbury Chapel Cemetery |
| Beech Grove Cemetery |
| Bethel Baptist Cemetery |
| Bethel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Blacks Cemetery |
| Bloxom Cemetery |
| Bodkin Cemetery |
| Brighton Cemetery |
| Buffenbarger Cemetery |
| Callison Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Childrens Home Cemetery |
| Clark County Home Infirmary Cemetery |
| Donnelsville Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Emery Chapel Cemetery |
| Enon Cemetery |
| Ferncliff Cemetery |
| Fletcher Chapel Cemetery |
| Foley Cemetery |
| Funderburg Cemetery |
| Garlough Cemetery |
| Glen Haven Memorial Cemetery |
| Graybill Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Greenmount Cemetery |
| Helvie Family Cemetery |
| Honey Creek Cemetery |
| Huber Mennonite Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Cemetery |
| Lawrenceville Cemetery |
| Liberty Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Lisbon Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Mammal Cemetery |
| Masonic Home Cemetery |
| McConkey Cemetery |
| Methodist Cemetery |
| Moorefield Chapel Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mud Run Cemetery |
| Myers Cemetery |
| Nation Chapel Cemetery |
| New Carlisle Cemetery |
| Newcomers Cemetery |
| Old Columbia Street Cemetery |
| Old Donnelsville Cemetery |
| Old Quaker Cemetery |
| Plattsburg Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Saint Bernard Cemetery |
| Saint Charles Cemetery |
| Saint Raphaels Cemetery |
| Selma Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Sims Chapel Cemetery |
| South Vienna Cemetery |
| Tecumseh Cemetery |
| Titus Cemetery |
| Tuttle Cemetery |
| Tuttle Cemetery |
| Vale Cemetery |
| Vernon Cemetery |
| Wildason Animal Cemetery |
| Wilson Chapel Cemetery |
| Yale Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Funderberg |
| Hennessey |
| Melrose |
| Owl Town |
| Oxtoby |
| Riceville |
| Springfield Station |
| Spunky Puddle |
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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