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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 29 newspaper titles published in Gallia County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1819. 1 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 9 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Gallipolis, Patriot, Vinton.
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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 Gallia. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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“Gallipolis Journal mm If STEWART editor AND PROPRIETOR JttlEILT NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PARTICULARLY TO VTBE INTEEESTS OF lGALLIA COUNTY TAt invariably In advance DUFOUR HOUSE vns PPPEK SIDE Steamboat…”
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No digitized front pages for Gallia were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
7 of 9 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Davis Mill | Patriot | 1980 |
| Evans House | Vinton | 1984 |
| Ewington Academy | Ewington | 1982 |
| Gallipolis Historic District | Gallipolis | 2001 |
| Gallipolis Public Square and Garden Lots Historic District | Gallipolis | 1980 |
| Gatewood | Gallipolis | 1986 |
| Ohio Hospital For Epileptics Stone Water Towers | Gallipolis | 1978 |
| Our House | Gallipolis | 1970 |
| Wood Old Homestead | Rio Grande | 1987 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Gallia was formed in 1803 (1803-04-30) from Washington.
GALLIA created from WASHINGTON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Gallia County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,181 | 7,098 | 13,444 | 22,043 | 28,124 | 27,918 | 23,311 | 24,930 | 24,910 | 26,120 | 30,098 | 31,069 | 29,220 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
162 cemeteries and 15 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Adamsville Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Asbury Cemetery |
| Bane Cemetery |
| Beman Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Big Four Cemetery |
| Boggs Cemetery |
| Brush Cemetery |
| Buck Ridge Cemetery |
| Bunch Cemetery |
| Calloway Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Campaign Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Centenary Cemetery |
| Centerpoint Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Clark Chapel Cemetery |
| Clay Chapel Cemetery |
| Cottrell Cemetery |
| Crown City Cemetery |
| Denney Cemetery |
| Dickey Cemetery |
| Drummond Cemetery |
| Duston Cemetery |
| Dyke Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Eblin Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Ewington Cemetery |
| Fairfield Church Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fellure Cemetery |
| Flag Spring Cemetery |
| Franklin Cemetery |
| Fulton Cemetery |
| Gallia Cemetery |
| Gallia Cemetery |
| Garlic Cemetery |
| German Ridge Cemetery |
| Gilboa Cemetery |
| Glenn Cemetery |
| Glenn Cemetery |
| Good Hope Cemetery |
| Gravel Hill Cemetery |
| Halfhill Cemetery |
| Halley Cemetery |
| Hazel Cemetery |
| Hazlett Cemetery |
| Holcomb Cemetery |
| Houck Cemetery |
| Hulbert Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Koontz Cemetery |
| Kyger Cemetery |
| Lemley Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Lincoln Ridge Chapel Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Loucks Cemetery |
| Lower McCarley Cemetery |
| Lowvy Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Maddy Cemetery |
| Martt Cemetery |
| McCalls Cemetery |
| McCarty Cemetery |
| McDaniel Cemetery |
| McGehee Cemetery |
| McLean Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Angola |
| Boggs |
| Clemma |
| Edna |
| Halley |
| Hilton |
| Hollis |
| McCormick |
| Moody |
| Obad |
| Prospect Hill |
| Ruby |
| Siloam |
| Tynrhos |
| Wigner |
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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