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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 55 newspaper titles published in Crawford 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 26 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Bucyrus, Galion, Leesville.
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 Crawford. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“Crestline Advocate VOL LH CRESTLINE OHIO THURSDAY APRIL NUMBER FINES TOTAL IN RAIDS Bot only Has Been Paid and the Alleged Violators are Free The biggest Liquor Raids Yet Made in Crestline Crestline…”
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“Cimo WEATHERThunderstors this afternees er tomight somewhat cooler fa the north portion partly cloudy Thursdays somewhat lower temperature Bt ITr caaweO y6H5s we The Bu ukus InmingFT leMM ALL TWB NEWS…”
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“VOL UI Crestline ADVOCA CRESTLINE OHIO THURSDAY MAY Tei UOS se th Ast NUMBER SURVEYOR GIVES DETOUR County Official Announces Roads Will fie Kept in Good Condition for Travel This Year Resident…”
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“Crestline Advocate si VOL LIV CRESTLINE OHIO THURSDAY DECEMBER NUMBER KItUHM STICKING TO ONE JOB YEARS Bagley Former Big Four Agent Here Who Has Just Been Placed on the Big Four Pension List Holds…”
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“Crestline Advocate VOL LIV CRESTLINE OHIO THURSDAY APRIL NUMBER That Boosters Party This party is primarily for the pur pose of getting the full and earnest cooperation of the people of this vil lage…”
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“Crestline ADVO cate VOL LVI CRESTLINE OHIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER NUMBER TAX LEVY FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT FAILS IN CRESTLINE One Mill Levy for County Road Purposes Wins in the CountyClose Contest for…”
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Front pages from Crawford papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
“OHIO WEATHERFair tonight and probably Saturday no change in temperature he bening Telegapl TinpjiH Volume LXVIINo Whole No in ALL THE NEWS AS IT HAPPENS BUCYRUS OHIO FRIDAY NOVEMBER Thirtyfourth Year…”
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25 of 26 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Beer, Judge Thomas, House | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Big Four Depot | Galion | 1975 |
| Blair, Herbert S., House | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory | Galion | 1980 |
| Bucyrus Commercial Historic District | Bucyrus | 1985 |
| Bucyrus Mausoleum | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Central Hotel, Hackedorn and Zimmerman Building | Galion | 1976 |
| Chesney, Dr. John, House | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Crawford, Col. William, Capture Site | Leesville | 1979 |
| Crestline City Hall | Crestline | 1974 |
| Harris, Stephen R., House | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Harvey One-Room School | Bucyrus | 2010 |
| Heckler Farmhouse | Crestline | 1976 |
| Hoffman House | Crestline | 1978 |
| Hosford House | Galion | 1976 |
| Howard, Adam, House | Galion | 1978 |
| J & M Trading Post | Leesville | 1979 |
| J & M Trading Post - Annex | Leesville | 1979 |
| Leesville Town Hall | Leesville | 1979 |
| McGraw House | Bucyrus | 1975 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church | Crestline | 1978 |
| Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel | Bucyrus | 1986 |
| Picking, D., And Company | Bucyrus | 1974 |
| Scroggs House | Bucyrus | 1974 |
| Smith Road Bridge | Bucyrus | 1980 |
| Toledo and Ohio Central Depot | Bucyrus | 1980 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Crawford was formed in 1820 (1820-04-01) from unknown / original county.
CRAWFORD created from Non-County Area 5 attached to DELAWARE and a small part of Non-County Area 9 attached to LOGAN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Crawford County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,791 | 13,152 | 23,881 | 30,583 | 33,915 | 36,054 | 35,571 | 38,738 | 46,775 | 50,075 | 46,966 | 42,025 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
66 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Autin Cemetery |
| Baseline Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Biddle Cemetery |
| Brenner Cemetery |
| Brokensword Cemetery |
| Buchman Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Catholic Cemetery (historical) |
| Chatfield Township Cemetery |
| College Hill Reformed Cemetery |
| Coulter Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| Crawford County Memory Garden |
| Dapper Cemetery |
| Dickson Cemetery |
| Eden Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Freewill Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| German Reformed Cemetery |
| Goodwill Cemetery |
| Hanna Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Cemetery |
| Kennedy Cemetery |
| Lee Cemetery |
| Leesville Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Liberty Chapel Cemetery |
| Line Cemetery |
| Luke Cemetery |
| Lust Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Middletown Cemetery |
| Monnett Chapel Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery |
| North Union Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Oceola Number 1 Cemetery |
| Oceola Number 2 Cemetery |
| Oceola Number 3 Cemetery |
| Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery |
| Pletcher Cemetery |
| Remer Cemetery |
| Rupp Cemetery |
| Saint Bernard Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sandusky Cemetery |
| Seery Cemetery |
| Sixteen Cemetery |
| Sixteen Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery |
| Stoltz Cemetery |
| Swaab Cemetery |
| Texas Township Cemetery |
| Tiffin Road Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| Windfall Cemetery |
| Windfall Cemetery |
| Zoar Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Biddle |
| Fauser |
| Glenville |
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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