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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 53 newspaper titles published in Geauga County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1822. 6 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 18 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Burton, Chardon, Chesterland.
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 Geauga. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
“Men hi Service Last Christmas Day Riqhard Bosse son of Mr and Mrs Romeo Bosse of Montville was in Korea But today he is on his way home and his family expect him between Christmas and New Years Leave…”
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“Men in Service A2C Ronald Richards spent Christmas and New Years with his parents Mr and Mrs Judd Richards formerly of Chardon now Of Tyler Texas Before being transferred to Or lando Air Force Base…”
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“Men in Service Charles Peters son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Peters re turned last Wednesday after year of service in Korea After day leave he is to report to camp in New Mexico ETA JIMA JAPAN Army Pfc…”
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No digitized front pages for Geauga were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
10 of 18 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome | Materials Park | 2009 |
| Batavia House | Middlefield | 1987 |
| Burton Village Historic District | Burton | 1974 |
| Chardon Courthouse Square District | Chardon | 1974 |
| Chardon Post Office Building | Chardon | 2008 |
| Chester Township District School No. 2 | Chesterland | 1982 |
| Claridon Congregational Church | Claridon | 1974 |
| Domestic Arts Hall And Flower Hall | Burton | 1979 |
| Fowler's Mills Historic District | Chardon | 2002 |
| Fox-Pope Farm | Welshfield | 1992 |
| Free Will Baptist Church Of Auburn | Auburn Corners | 1976 |
| Goodwin, Dr. Erastus, House | Burton | 1975 |
| Hathaway, Lot, House | East Claridon | 1974 |
| Lost Lane Farm | Chagrin Falls | 1984 |
| Pebblebrook Farm House and Gardens | Chesterland | 2011 |
| South Newbury Union Chapel | Newbury | 2012 |
| Tambling, Lucius T., House | Novelty | 1984 |
| White, Walter C., Estate | Mayfield Heights | 1976 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Geauga was formed in 1806 (1806-03-01) from Trumbull.
GEAUGA created from TRUMBULL.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Geauga County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,917 | 7,791 | 16,297 | 15,817 | 14,251 | 14,744 | 15,036 | 19,430 | 26,646 | 47,573 | 74,474 | 90,895 | 95,397 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| jaga | Park unit | 23.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
56 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| All Souls Cemetery |
| Amish Cemetery |
| Bartlett Cemetery |
| Bostwicks Corners Cemetery (historical) |
| Briar Hill Cemetery |
| Burroughs Cemetery |
| Center Chardon Cemetery |
| Chardon Municipal Cemetery |
| Chester Center Cemetery |
| Chester Township Cemetery |
| Claridon Cemetery |
| Claridon Center Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| East Claridon Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Fowler Cemetery |
| Fowlers Mills Cemetery |
| Hambden Township Cemetery |
| Hayes Corners Cemetery |
| Henry Cemetery |
| Huntsburg Cemetery |
| Huntsburg Center Cemetery |
| King Street Cemetery |
| Lower Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Maple Shade Cemetery |
| Matthew Cemetery (historical) |
| McConoughey Cemetery (historical) |
| Middlefield Center Cemetery |
| Montville Center Cemetery |
| Morton Cemetery |
| Mumford Cemetery |
| Munn Cemetery |
| Newbury Center Cemetery |
| Old Bainbridge Cemetery |
| Old Cemetery |
| Old Settlers Cemetery |
| Overlook Cemetery |
| Patch Cemetery |
| Pitkin Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Protestant Cemetery |
| Restland Cemetery |
| Richards Cemetery |
| Riverview Cemetery |
| Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick Cemetery |
| Shadyside Cemetery |
| Slitor Cemetery |
| South Newbury Cemetery |
| South Russell Cemetery |
| Troy Cemetery |
| Vincent Cemetery (historical) |
| Welton Cemetery |
| Yoder Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Beardsley |
| Beudale |
| Calm |
| Center Road |
| Chardon Centre |
| Julia |
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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