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Delaware County, Ohio

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65newspaper titles

4digitized titles

60historic places

1818earliest paper

1808formed

214,124pop. 2020

65cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 65 newspaper titles published in Delaware County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1818. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 60 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Delaware, Radnor, Ashley.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Delaware

Library of Congress

65 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
Delaware Gazette, and Religious Informer	Delaware	1818–1820
Delaware Gazette	Delaware	1820–1823
Delaware Patron and Franklin Chronicle	Delaware	1821–1823
Delaware Patron	Delaware	1823–1830
The People's Advocate, and Delaware & Sandusky Advertiser	Delaware	1827–1828
Ohio State Gazette	Delaware	1830–1834
The Olentangy Gazette	Delaware	1834–1855
The Harrison Flag	Delaware	1840–1840
Democratic Eagle	Delaware	1841–1843
The Loco Foco	Delaware	1845–1847
The Democratic Standard	Delaware	1847–1864
Delaware Gazette Digitized	Delaware	1855–1886
Delaware Gazette Digitized	Delaware	1855–?
The Delaware County News	Delaware	1864–1866
The Weekly Herald	Delaware	1866–1869
Western Collegian	Delaware	1867–1874
The Delaware Herald	Delaware	1869–1885
Semi-Weekly News	Delaware	1870–1879
The Delaware Signal	Delaware	1873–1886
Sunbury Spectator	Sunbury	1874–1899
The College Transcript	Delaware	1874–1902
Sunbury Monitor	Sunbury	1875–1889
The Ashley Enterprise	Ashley	1875–1875
Daily Chronicle	Delaware	1878–1889
Delaware County News	Delaware	1878–1884
Delaware Daily Herald	Delaware	1879–1879
The Westerville Review	Westerville, Westerville	1879–1884
Lutheran Child's Paper	Delaware	1880–?
The Delaware Daily Chronicle	Delaware	1880–1886
Delaware Daily Gazette	Delaware	1884–1932
The Central Ohio Review	Westerville, Westerville	1884–1885
Delaware Democratic Herald	Delaware	1885–1902
Public Opinion	Westerville, Westerville	1885–1916
The Ashley Times	Ashley	1885–1899
Delaware Semi-Weekly Gazette	Delaware	1886–1894
The Practical Student	Delaware	1888–1895
The National Camp Advance	Mantua, Ashley	1889–1899
Delaware Daily Herald	Delaware	1892–1902
The Semi-Weekly Gazette	Delaware	1894–1907
The Sunbury News-Item	Sunbury	1895–1999
The Daily Journal	Delaware	1900–1902
The Weekly Journal	Delaware	1900–1902
The Daily Journal-Herald	Delaware	1902–1929
The Ohio Wesleyan Transcript	Delaware	1902–1972
Weekly Journal-Herald	Delaware	1902–1911
Tri-County Star	Ashley	1905–1971
Delaware Semi-Weekly Gazette	Delaware	1907–1913
The Sunbury News	Sunbury	1909–?
The Semi-Weekly Journal-Herald	Delaware	1911–1929
The American Issue Digitized	Westerville	1912–1999
The American Issue Digitized	Westerville	1912–?
The Delaware County Independent	Delaware	1912–1914
The Semi-Weekly Gazette	Delaware	1914–1931
Westerville Public Opinion	Westerville, Westerville	1916–1919
Public Opinion	Westerville, Westerville	1919–?
The Delaware Gazette	Delaware	1932–?
Ashley's Commercial Bulletin	Ashley	1934–1999
The Republican Gazette	Westerville, Westerville	1936–1999
The Dublin Forum	Dublin, Dublin, Dublin	1970–1984
The Transcript	Delaware	1972–?
Delaware County News	Delaware	1978–1999
Dublin Villager	Dublin, Dublin, Dublin	1978–?
The Forum	Dublin, Dublin, Dublin	1984–?
The Liberty Voice		2007–?
Delaware Co. News-Item	Sunbury	?–

Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.

Coverage timeline

Newspapers

Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.

18101864191819722026

Sample front pages

Chronicling America

Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Delaware. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.

The American Issue (westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??

July 5, 1912 · Westerville

“WnMSmmNmui edition County Well the nerve of him wont stand for this much longer Its his booze and Im tired carrying his burden JULY”

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The American Issue (westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??

July 12, 1912 · Westerville

“AMERICAN ISSUE ILLINOIS EDITION CONTINUING issue if Mri Chicago had sane Fourth because the law forbade the sale of explosives Lives were thereby saved and boys and girls were prevented from being…”

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The American Issue (westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??

July 19, 1912 · Westerville

“JLi SI JL JIJ JL ILLINOIS EDITION CONTINUING ilil ifc ffiggai Health Hint for Hot WeatherDont Drink Beer City Board of Health SOME VICTIMS OF THE TORRID WAVE WHOS HS tL9L SUFFERING is INTENSIFIED…”

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The American Issue (westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??

January 31, 1913 · Westerville

“ILLINOIS EDITION continuing WMiMh No chance to free the hand with which to suppress crime until it lets go the saloon JANUARY”

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On this day — November 5

Front pages

Front pages from Delaware papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).

The American Issue (westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??

November 5, 1920 · Westerville

“Illinois Edition Volum XV WESTERVILLE OHIO NOVEMBER Number er1 LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION FROM CHICAGO MUST BE LIMITED IN SO IOUSES TO PRO DRY LAWS Representative government is not never has been and…”

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

45 of 60 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

60 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Austin Hall	Delaware	Building	1985
Baker, John, Tavern	Radnor	Building	2006
Bieber, George, House and Farm	Delaware	Building	1991
Building at 101 North Franklin Street	Ashley	Building	1980
Building at 223 West High Street	Ashley	Building	1980
Building at 500 East High Street	Ashley	Building	1980
Building at 505 East High Street	Ashley	Building	1980
Center Inn	Sunbury	Building	1983
Chambers Road Covered Bridge	Olive Green	Structure	1974
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad Depot	Delaware	Building	2022
Cook, John, Farm	Harlem	Building	1977
Cooper, Samuel, Farmhouse	Radnor	Building	1993
Crist Tavern Annex-Millworkers Boarding House	Delaware	Building	1994
Curtiss, Marcus, Inn	Galena	Building	1976
Delaware County Courthouse	Delaware	Building	1973
Delaware County Jail and Sheriff's Residence	Delaware	Building	1990
Delaware Post Office	Delaware	Building	2019
Delaware Public Library	Delaware	Building	1983
Detwiller, John, Tavern and Farmstead	Radnor	Building	1993
Edwards Gymnasium/Pfieffer Natatorium	Delaware	Building	1985
Elliott Hall, Sturges Library, And Merrick Hall	Delaware	District	1973
Felkner-Anderson House	Ostrander	Building	1988
Gooding House and Tavern	Orange Township	Building	2005
Greenwood Farm	Delaware	Building	1979
High House	Delaware	Building	1986
Highbank Park Works	Worthington	Structure	1974
Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mounds I and II	Powell	District	1975
Historic Northwest District	Delaware	District	1996
Keeler, Diadatus, House	Galena	Building	1979
Lewis, Samuel, Farmhouse	Radnor	Building	1993
Limestone Vale	Delaware	Building	1978
Meeker, Forrest, House and Farm	Delaware	Building	1991
Mill Worker House No. 1	Delaware	Building	1991
Mill Worker House No. 3	Delaware	Building	1991
Mill Worker House No. 4	Delaware	Building	1991
Mill Worker House No. 5	Delaware	Building	1991
Neff, Edward E., House	Delaware	Building	1988
O'Shaughnessy Dam and Bridge	Shawnee Hills	Structure	1990
Ohio Wesleyan University Fraternity Hill Historic District	Delaware	District	2019
Ohio Wesleyan University Student Observatory	Delaware	Building	1985
Perry, Norman Dewey, House	Delaware	Building	1991
Radnor Township Hall	Radnor	Building	2023
Richey, James, Farmhouse	Delaware	Building	1993
Sanborn Hall	Delaware	Building	1985
Sandusky Street Historic District	Delaware	District	1982
Selby Field	Delaware	Building	1985
Sharp, Samuel, House	Ashley	Building	1982
Sharp, Stephen, House	Westerville	Building	1982
Slocum Hall	Delaware	Building	1985
Spruce Run Earthworks	Galena	Structure	1973
St. Mary's Church and Rectory	Delaware	Building	1980
Stratford Methodist Episcopal Church	Delaware	Building	1991
Stuyvesant Hall	Delaware	Building	1985
Sunbury Tavern	Sunbury	Building	1975
Sunbury Town Hall	Sunbury	Building	1975
Ufferman Site	Delaware	Site	1974
University Hall-Gray's Chapel	Delaware	Building	1985
Van Deman, Henry, House	Delaware	Building	1984
Warren Tavern Complex	Delaware	District	1983
West Orange Road-Thomas Bridge	Powell	Structure	2002

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Delaware was formed in 1808 (1808-04-01) from Franklin.

DELAWARE created from FRANKLIN.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Delaware County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1810	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
2,000	7,639	22,060	23,902	27,381	26,401	26,013	26,780	30,278	36,107	53,840	109,989	214,124

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

65 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 65 of 65 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Africa Cemetery	40.20562	-82.98501
Ashley Union Cemetery	40.4108	-82.94332
Berkshire Cemetery	40.26478	-82.90601
Bokes Creek Cemetery	40.32417	-83.1914
Burnside Cemetery	40.19533	-82.89434
Center Village Cemetery	40.16617	-82.81038
Cheshire Cemetery (historical)	40.23423	-82.96546
Cole Cemetery	40.22451	-83.07324
Copeland Cemetery	40.18348	-82.87145
East Liberty Cemetery	40.3259	-82.81045
East Oxford Cemetery	40.37689	-82.9444
Edinburg Cemetery	40.27666	-83.2145
Eversole Run Cemetery	40.17978	-83.16102
Fairview Memorial Park	40.22441	-83.0349
Fancher Cemetery	40.13367	-82.82795
Galena Cemetery	40.22079	-82.88233
Gavitt Cemetery	40.39682	-82.94583
Green Mound Cemetery	40.33179	-82.9631
Hanover Cemetery	40.13118	-82.77759
Harlem Cemetery	40.152	-82.8361
Hunt Cemetery	40.16367	-82.77906
Kenney Cemetery	40.34672	-82.79073
Liberty Cemetery	40.1948	-83.05399
Maple Grove Cemetery	40.13261	-82.82724
Marlboro Cemetery	40.36728	-83.03018
Martin Cemetery	40.36722	-83.01696
Mayfield Cemetery	40.43307	-83.06602
McNamara Cemetery	40.23843	-82.97995
Mill Creek Cemetery	40.24869	-83.18151
Mill Creek Cemetery	40.25668	-83.20789
Minton Cemetery	40.36519	-83.23826
Mooney Cemetery	40.4395	-83.22074
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Churchyard	40.28933	-82.78608
New Cheshire Cemetery	40.24145	-82.99574
Newhouse Cemetery	40.30019	-83.1861
Northlawn Memory Gardens	40.15242	-82.92332
Norton Cemetery	40.43339	-83.07018
Oak Grove Cemetery	40.28674	-83.07079
Old Blue Cemetery	40.3235	-82.86863
Old Kilbourne Cemetery	40.33757	-82.9553
Oller Cemetery	40.23339	-83.14241
Peachblow Cemetery	40.22622	-82.99068
Pleasant Hill Cemetery	40.33845	-83.03655
Pool Family Cemetery	40.14479	-83.02743
Porter-Stark Cemetery	40.31173	-82.84379
Powell Cemetery	40.15961	-83.07488
Preacher Daveys Graveyard	40.32561	-82.781
Radnor Cemetery	40.38561	-83.14991
Red Banks Cemetery	40.1509	-82.86629
Rhodes Cemetery	40.14286	-83.1177
Robinson Cemetery	40.307	-82.78073
Rosencrans Cemetery	40.28839	-82.87295
Shoup Cemetery	40.39173	-83.19436
South Radnor Cemetery	40.31025	-83.13411
Sunbury Memorial Park	40.2453	-82.86137
Thomas Cemetery	40.17439	-83.04963
Trenton Cemetery	40.24853	-82.78143
Troy Chapel Cemetery	40.36478	-83.07435
Tussic Street Cemetery	40.15009	-82.90162
Vans Valley Cemetery	40.21844	-82.80376
Wesoller Cemetery	40.30944	-83.11
West Oxford Cemetery	40.41787	-83.01008
White Cemetery	40.18395	-83.14075
Wickhieser Cemetery	40.16208	-82.7741
Williamsville Cemetery	40.17063	-83.01897

Historical populated places — 4 of 4

Name	Lat	Lon
Maxtown	40.14506	-82.88268
Peerless	40.35062	-82.76518
Pluggys Town	40.30006	-83.06658
Ralph	40.13145	-82.78073

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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