105 newspaper titles
0 digitized titles
181 historic places
1800 earliest paper
1838 formed
75,622 pop. 2020
40 cemeteries
— CW battlefields
At a glance Summary
The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 105 newspaper titles published in Erie 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 181 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Sandusky, Vermilion, Milan.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers published in Erie Library of Congress 105 newspaper titles Title Place Years Commercial Advertiser Sandusky 1800–1999 Milan Times Milan 1800–1899 Sandusky City Democratic Mirror Sandusky 1800–1899 Sandusky Democratic Mirror Sandusky City, Sandusky 1800–1853 Sandusky Tri-Weekly Register Sandusky 1800–1907 Weekly Sandusky Register Sandusky 1800–1867 Sandusky Clarion Sandusky 1822–1851 Milan Free Press Milan 1830–1899 Ohio and Michigan Register and Emigrants Guide Florence 1830–1999 Republican Standard Sandusky, Sandusky, Sandusky City 1831–1832 The Western Intelligencer Milan 1834–1899 Huron Commercial Advertiser Huron 1837–1842 North Bend and Erie County Democrat Sandusky 1840–1899 Democratic Mirror Sandusky City, Sandusky 1842–1849 The Milan Tribune Milan, Milan 1843–1851 Sandusky City Daily Mirror Sandusky 1846–1852 The Daily Sanduskian Sandusky 1848–1851 The Daily Sanduskian Sandusky 1848–1851 Sandusky Tri-Weekly Register Sandusky 1850–1869 Daily Commercial Register Sandusky 1851–1867 Intelligenz-Blatt Sandusky 1851–1861 Milan Free Press Milan 1851–1899 Sandusky Weekly Register Sandusky 1851–1899 Sandusky Daily Mirror Sandusky 1852–1854 Bay City Weekly Mirror Sandusky 1853–1854 Huron Weekly News Huron 1853–1899 Sandusky Weekly Mirror Sandusky 1854–1859 The Age of Freedom Berlin Heights 1858–1858 The Good Time Coming Berlin Heights 1859–1859 The Milan Advertiser Milan 1860–1905 Tri-Weekly Commercial Register Sandusky 1860–1899 Sandusky Demokrat Sandusky 1861–1899 Erie County News Sandusky City, Sandusky 1863–1865 Sandusky Demokrat Sandusky 1863–1919 The Erie County Fair Sandusky 1865–1899 The Weekly Sandusky Journal Sandusky 1866–1879 Sandusky Daily Register Sandusky 1867–1894 Sandusky Weekly Register Sandusky 1867–1894 Sandusky Weekly Journal and Erie County News Sandusky 1870–1878 Sunday Morning Mercury Sandusky 1870–1899 The New Campaign Berlin Heights 1871–1871 The Huron Weekly Times Huron 1874–1878 The Vermillion Bugle Vermilion, Vermilion 1876–1878 The Sandusky Weekly Journal Sandusky 1878–1879 The Sandusky Tribune Sandusky 1879–1880 The Weekly Newspaper Huron, Vermillion, Berlin Heights 1879–1880 Erie County Reporter Huron 1880–1957 The Sandusky Journal Sandusky 1880–1884 The Weekly Fly Sandusky 1880–1899 Milan Bugle Milan 1882–1899 The Sandusky Local Sandusky 1882–1887 The Daily Local Sandusky 1883–1887 Sandusky Daily Journal Sandusky 1885–1887 Semi-Weekly Local Sandusky 1885–1889 The Sandusky Weekly Journal Sandusky 1885–1887 The Saturday Gazette Sandusky 1886–1899 Daily Journal and Local Sandusky 1887–1887 The Journal and Local Sandusky 1887–1887 The Sandusky Evening Journal and Daily Local Sandusky 1887–1895 The Sandusky Weekly Journal and Local Sandusky 1887–1904 The Milan Ledger Milan 1889–1999 The Saturday Budget Berlin Heights 1889–1910 Sunday Press Sandusky 1892–1899 Progress Sandusky 1894–1897 Sandusky Register Sandusky 1894–1897 Sandusky Register Sandusky 1894–1897 Sandusky Evening Journal and Local Consolidated Sandusky 1895–1902 The Sandusky Evening Telegraph Sandusky 1896–1899 Sandusky Daily Register Sandusky 1897–1910 Sandusky Weekly Register Sandusky 1897–1914 The Vermilion News Vermilion, Vermilion 1897–1964 The Morning Star Sandusky 1898–1898 The Sandusky Star Sandusky 1898–1900 Sandusky Daily Star Sandusky 1900–1902 Sandusky Weekly Star Sandusky 1900–1904 Sandusky Evening Journal Sandusky 1902–1904 Sandusky Evening Star Sandusky 1902–1904 The Sandusky Star-Journal Sandusky 1904–1911 The Sandusky Star-Journal and Local Sandusky 1904–1905 The Huron Blade Huron 1905–1908 The Sandusky Star-Journal Sandusky 1905–1921 The Women's Endeavor Sandusky 1908–1999 The Sandusky Register Sandusky 1910–1941 The Berlin Call Berlin Heights 1912–1957 Birmingham Community News Birmingham 1913–1999 Stubig's Weekly Sandusky 1915–1918 Erie County Review Sandusky 1918–1999 The Star Journal Sandusky 1921–1941 The Sandusky Booster Sandusky 1930–1999 Lake Front News Sandusky, Castalia 1934–1999 The Sandusky Daily News Sandusky 1934–1941 Shoppers News Bellevue, Bellevue, Bellevue 1938–1999 Lake Erie Vacationland Pilot Sandusky 1940–1999 The Sandusky Register-Star-News Sandusky 1941–1957 The Star Journal and the Sandusky Daily News Sandusky 1941–1941 Firelands Farmer Berlin Heights 1952–1957 Erie County Reporter and Berlin Call Consolidated Huron, Berlin Heights 1957–1958 Sandusky Register Sandusky 1957–? Erie County Reporter Huron, Berlin Heights 1958–1965 Vermilion Photojournal Vermilion, Vermilion 1959–? The Reporter Huron 1965–1981 The Voice Huron 1969–? The Voice Milan 1969–1971 Hometown the Paper Sandusky 1973–1999 The Erie County Reporter Huron 1981–?
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.
1800 1856 1913 1969 2026
National Register of Historic Places NPS NRHP
169 of 181 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
181 listed properties Property City Type Listed ANTHONY WAYNE Shipwreck Vermillion Site 2018 Abbott-Page House Milan Building 1975 Adams Street Double House Sandusky Building 1975 Andrews, Ebenezer, House Milan Building 1974 BOECKLING, G.A., (side-paddlewheel steamboat) Sandusky Structure 1983 Barber Shop Vermilion Building 1979 Barker School Sandusky Building 1982 Barney, Freeland T., House Sandusky Building 1982 Bates-Cockrem House Sandusky Building 1982 Bavarian Brewery Sandusky Building 1982 Baxtine House Vermilion Building 1979 Beatty, Louis, House Kelleys Island Building 1984 Beecher, Lucas, House Sandusky Building 1979 Bing's Hotel Sandusky Building 1982 Boalt, John, House Sandusky Building 1982 Boeckling Building Sandusky Building 1982 Boeckling, G. A., House Sandusky Building 1983 Boy with the Boot Fountain Sandusky Object 1982 Bradley's, Capt., Second House Vermilion Building 1979 Bradley, Capt. Alva, House Vermilion Building 1979 Butler, Cyrus, House Birmingham Building 1976 Cable Park Historic District Sandusky District 1988 Cable, Frank, House Sandusky Building 1982 Cable, Laurence House Sandusky Building 1982 Campbell School Sandusky Building 1982 Cargo Warehouse Vermilion Building 1979 Carnegie Library Sandusky Building 1975 Castalia Trout Club Castalia District 2019 Cedar Point Light Sandusky Building 1984 Christ Episcopal Church Huron Building 1975 Coliseum Sandusky Building 1982 Columbus Avenue Historic District Sandusky District 1983 Commercial Banking & Trust Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Converse-Mertz Apartments Sandusky Building 1982 Cooke, Eleutheros, House Sandusky Building 1982 Cooke, Eleutheros, House Sandusky Building 1982 Cooke-Robertson House Sandusky Building 1982 Curtis, William D., House Sandusky Building 1982 Dentzel, William H., 1921 Carousel Sandusky Structure 1990 Dentzel, William H., 1924 Carousel Sandusky Structure 1990 Denzel, John, House Vermilion Building 1979 Doerzbach, George J., House Sandusky Building 1987 Downtown Sandusky Commercial Historic District Sandusky District 2017 Edison, Thomas Alva, Birthplace NHL Milan Building 1966 Emmanuel Church Sandusky Building 1982 Engels And Krudwig Wine Company Buildings Sandusky Building 1976 Engels, Herman, House Sandusky Building 1982 Engine House No. 1 Sandusky Building 1982 Engine House No. 3 Sandusky Building 1975 Englebry's Dry Goods Vermilion Building 1979 Englebry's, Dr., Office Vermilion Building 1979 Erie County Bank Building Vermilion Building 1979 Erie County Infirmary Sandusky Building 1975 Erie County Jail Sandusky Building 1982 Erie County Office Building Sandusky Building 1974 Erie County Oil Products Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Evangelical and Reformed Church Vermilion Building 1979 Exchange Hotel Sandusky Building 1985 FRANCIS, JOSEPH, IRON SURF BOAT Vermilion Structure 1979 Facer's Store Sandusky Building 1982 Feick Building Sandusky Building 2009 First Baptist Church Vermilion Building 1979 First Church of Christ Scientist Sandusky Building 1982 First Congregational Church Sandusky Building 1982 Florence Corners School Florence Building 1975 Follett-Moss-Moss Residences Sandusky Building 1974 Fox's Brewery-Diamond Wine Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Gilchrist, Capt., House Vermilion Building 1979 Gilchrist, Capt., Sr., House Vermilion Building 1979 Godfrey-Johnson House Sandusky Building 1982 Grace Episcopal Church Sandusky Building 1982 Graefe, Henry, House Sandusky Building 1982 Great American Racing Derby Sandusky Structure 1990 Great Lakes Historical Society Marine Museum Vermilion Building 1979 Harper, Rice, House Sandusky Building 1982 Hart's Drug Store Vermilion Building 1979 Hemminger Saloon Sandusky Building 1982 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. Sandusky Building 1982 Hinde, James J., House Sandusky Building 1982 Holy Angels Church Sandusky Building 1982 Horton, Capt. Charles, House Vermilion Building 1979 Hotel Rieger Sandusky Building 2005 House at 624 Washinton St. Vermilion Building 1979 House on Huron Ave. Vermilion Building 1979 Hubbard, Lester, House Sandusky Building 1982 Hubbard, S. B., House Sandusky Building 1982 Huron Harbor Light Huron Structure 1991 Huron School Huron Building 2011 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple Sandusky Building 2003 Inscription Rock Kelleys Island Object 1973 Jackson Jr. High School Sandusky Building 1982 Jenkins-Perry House Milan Building 1974 Kelleys Island Historic District (Boundary Increase) Kelleys Island District 1988 Kelleys Island South Shore District Kelleys Island District 1975 Kerber's Marine Grocery Sandusky Building 1982 Kishman Fish Company Buildings Vermilion Building 1979 Kuebeler, August, House Sandusky Building 1982 Kuebeler-Stang Block Sandusky Building 1982 Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railroad Depot Sandusky Building 1975 Lane, Ebenezer, House Sandusky Building 1982 Lea Block Sandusky Building 1982 Lockwood, J. C., House Milan Building 1974 Lotz, Henry, Stone Sandusky Building 1982 Mad River Block Sandusky Building 1974 Mallory, Ogden, House Sandusky Building 1982 March, George, House Sandusky Building 1982 Marshall, James E., House Sandusky Building 1982 Masonic Temple Building Vermilion Building 1979 McKenster-Groff House Sandusky Building 1982 Melville-Milne, William Gordon, House Sandusky Building 1979 Mertz, John, House Sandusky Building 1992 Meyers, Capt., House Vermilion Building 1979 Milan Historic District Milan District 1975 Minch, Capt., House Vermilion Building 1979 Mitchell Historic District Milan District 1975 Monroe School Sandusky Building 1982 Moss-Foster House Sandusky Building 1982 Muller, Daniel C., Carousel Sandusky Site 1982 Murschel House Sandusky Building 1982 Nickel, Old, Plate Railroad Depot Vermilion Building 1979 No. 5 Fire Station Sandusky Building 1982 Oakland Cemetery Chapel and Superintendent's House and Office Sandusky Building 1983 Ohio Soldiers' And Sailors' Home Sandusky Building 1976 Old First Church Sandusky Building 1982 Old Funeral Palor Vermilion Building 1979 Old Harbour Store Vermilion Building 1979 Old Interurban Station Vermilion Building 1979 Old Jib's Corner Vermilion Building 1979 Old Mill Vermilion Building 1979 Old Vermilion Banking Company Building Vermilion Building 1979 Old Vermilion Mill Vermilion Building 1979 Osborne School Sandusky Building 1982 Pelton House Vermilion Building 1979 Pelton, Old, Hotel Vermilion Building 1979 Rae, Capt., House Vermilion Building 1979 Red Popcorn Wagon Sandusky Building 1982 Root, Joseph, House Sandusky Building 1982 Ross Hardware Sandusky Building 1982 Sail Loft Vermilion Building 1979 Schine State Theatre Sandusky Building 1982 Second Baptist Church Sandusky Building 2002 Simpson, Walter, House Sandusky Building 1982 Simpson, William A., House Sandusky Building 1982 Sloane, Rush R., House Sandusky Building 1975 Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility NHL Sandusky Structure 1985 St. Mary Parish Hall Vermilion Building 1979 St. Mary's Catholic Church Sandusky Building 1975 St. Mary's Girls Grade School Sandusky Building 1982 St. Mary's Rectory Sandusky Building 1982 St. Mary's School Sandusky Building 1982 St.Stephens' AME Church Sandusky Building 1982 Stagecoach Inn Vermilion Building 1979 Stang, John, House Sandusky Building 1982 Starr-Truscott House Birmingham Building 1978 Steamboat Hotel Vermilion Building 1979 Stoffel, Henry, Blacksmith Shop Sandusky Building 1982 Stoll, Adam J., House Sandusky Building 1982 Stone House, The Berlin Heights Building 2010 Stone's Block Sandusky Building 1982 Sts. Peter & Paul Church and Rectory Sandusky Building 1983 Sycamore School Sandusky Building 1974 Taylor-Frohman House Sandusky Building 1982 Third National Bank Sandusky Building 1982 Townsend, William T., House Sandusky Building 1982 U.S. Coast Guard Building Sandusky Building 1982 U.S. Post Office Sandusky Building 1982 Union, Old, School Building Vermilion Building 1979 Vermilion Town Hall Vermilion Building 1974 Von Schulenburg, Ernst, House Sandusky Building 1982 Wadsworth, James, House Sandusky Building 1982 Wagner Palace Sandusky Building 1982 Walper, Capt. Henry, House Vermilion Building 1979 Water Street Commercial Buildings Sandusky District 1975 West Market School Sandusky Building 1982 White, Samuel M., House Sandusky Building 1976 Wichman's Grocery Sandusky Building 1982 Willdred Flats Sandusky Building 1993 Young, Capt., House Vermilion Building 1979 Zion Lutheran Church Sandusky Building 1982
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Population by decade Census Erie County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
80k 46k 13k 1840 1880 1920 1930 1960 2000 2020 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1950 1960 1980 2000 2020 12,599 24,474 32,640 37,650 39,789 43,201 52,565 68,000 79,655 79,551 75,622
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 NPS Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
Site Type Dist. pevi Park unit 34.4 km
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs . The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places USGS GNIS 40 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 40 of 40 listed Name Lat Lon Berlin Heights Baptist Cemetery 41.32644 -82.49045 Berlinville Cemetery 41.30227 -82.52072 Birmingham Cemetery 41.32755 -82.35683 Bloomingville Cemetery 41.35532 -82.72296 Bogart Cemetery (historical) 41.39616 -82.65157 Cable Cemetery 41.30922 -82.44267 Calvary Cemetery 41.43838 -82.7338 Castalia Cemetery 41.39616 -82.80129 Cholera Cemetery 41.44949 -82.72601 Deyo Cemetery 41.34282 -82.83324 Florence Cemetery 41.32061 -82.4235 Graves Cemetery 41.36949 -82.82629 Harrison Cemetery 41.33783 -82.37433 Huron Cemetery 41.38837 -82.56045 Jewish Cemetery 41.40338 -82.68962 Maple Grove Cemetery 41.36726 -82.37933 McMillan Cemetery 41.37577 -82.54551 Milan Cemetery 41.29393 -82.59656 Milan North Cemetery 41.31239 -82.60356 O'Dell Cemetery 41.29773 -82.55931 Oak Lawn Cemetery 41.44143 -82.78324 Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery 41.41832 -82.68823 Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery 41.42007 -82.6849 Orchard Beach Cemetery 41.40652 -82.40704 Oxford Lutheran Cemetery 41.34282 -82.67157 Peakes Cemetery 41.36587 -82.48294 Perkins Cemetery 41.39976 -82.65045 Poyer Cemetery 41.30699 -82.46184 Restlawn Memorial Park 41.38865 -82.61101 Riverside Cemetery 41.31727 -82.49573 Saint Johns Cemetery 41.35092 -82.63052 Saint Josephs Cemetery 41.44116 -82.72546 Saint Mary's Cemetery 41.44254 -82.72851 Sandhill Cemetery 41.36171 -82.75879 Sandusky Cemetery 41.42726 -82.68907 Scotts Cemetery 41.35421 -82.60267 Sweet Cemetery 41.33365 -82.60017 Village Cemetery 41.60958 -82.7075 West End Cemetery 41.32283 -82.49739 Wilmer Cemetery 41.40081 -82.70749
Historical populated places — 3 of 3 Name Lat Lon Ashmont 41.37616 -82.43989 Lyme 41.29172 -82.78269 Prout 41.35144 -82.6999
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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