Clinton County, Ohio
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 52 newspaper titles published in Clinton County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 18 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Wilmington, Sabina, Clarksville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers published in Clinton
Library of Congress52 newspaper titles
Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Coverage timeline
NewspapersEach bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP10 of 18 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
18 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Beam Farm Woodland Archeological District | Sabina | 2006 |
| College Hall, Wilmington College | Wilmington | 1973 |
| Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure | Wilmington | 1974 |
| Doan House | Wilmington | 1979 |
| Haines, Frank, House | Sabina | 1982 |
| Harvey, Eli, House | Clarksville | 1978 |
| Hillside Haven Mound | Oakland | 1978 |
| Hurley Mound | Lumberton | 1978 |
| Keiter Mound | Wilmington | 1975 |
| Lynchburg Covered Bridge | Lynchburg | 1976 |
| Main Building School | Wilmington | 1980 |
| Martinsville Road Covered Bridge | Martinsville | 1974 |
| Pansy Methodist Church and School Historic District | Clarksville | 1973 |
| Rombach Place | Wilmington | 1979 |
| Silk City Diner #4655 | Sabina | 2005 |
| South South Street Historic District | Wilmington | 1993 |
| Underwood Farms Rural Historic District | Chester Township | 2006 |
| Wilmington Commercial Historic District | Wilmington | 1982 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBClinton was formed in 1810 (1810-03-01) from Highland, Warren.
CLINTON created from HIGHLAND and WARREN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusClinton County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,674 | 8,085 | 15,719 | 21,461 | 24,756 | 24,202 | 23,036 | 22,574 | 25,572 | 30,004 | 34,603 | 40,543 | 42,018 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| chyo | Park unit | 33.1 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS64 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 64 of 64 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Achor Cemetery |
| Baptist Cemetery |
| Baptist Cemetery |
| Bethel Lane Cemetery |
| Betterton Farm Cemetery |
| Bloomington Cemetery |
| Canney Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Centerville Cemetery |
| Chester Cemetery |
| Clarksville Cemetery |
| Clarksville Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Coulter Cemetery |
| Cowan Creek Cemetery |
| Doan Cemetery |
| Dover Cemetery |
| Evans Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Gaddis Cemetery |
| Garface Cemetery |
| Garrison Cemetery |
| Grassy Run Cemetery |
| Haws Chapel Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Jeff Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Jonahs Run Cemetery |
| Keiter Cemetery |
| Lieurance Cemetery |
| Luttrell Cemetery |
| Lytles Creek Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Martinsville Cemetery |
| Memorial Gardens |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Moore - Johns Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| New Antioch Cemetery |
| New Burlington Cemetery |
| New Burlington Cemetery |
| New Vienna Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Rehoboth Cemetery |
| Richland Cemetery |
| Richland Methodist Cemetery |
| Sabin Cemetery |
| Sabina Cemetery |
| Salem - Devoe Cemetery |
| Second Creek Cemetery |
| Sewell Cemetery |
| Sharon Cemetery |
| Spurgeon Cemetery |
| Sugar Grove Cemetery |
| Swingley Farm Cemetery |
| Texas Cemetery |
| Thorpe Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Wade Cemetery |
| West Chapel Cemetery |
| Westboro Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
| Yeazel Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Ogles |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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