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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 118 newspaper titles published in Greene County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 49 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Xenia, Fairborn, Yellow Springs.
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 Greene. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
![Front page thumbnail: The Xenia Sentinel (xenia [ohio]) 1863-186?, August 25, 1863](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_borachio_ver02:data:sn85038244:00280775939:1863082501:0008/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
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View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Xenia Sentinel (xenia [ohio]) 1863-186?, September 1, 1863](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_borachio_ver02:data:sn85038244:00280775939:1863090101:0012/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
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View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Xenia Sentinel (xenia [ohio]) 1863-186?, January 27, 1865](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_borachio_ver02:data:sn85038244:00280775939:1865012701:0258/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
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View at Library of CongressCourtesy Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Page images are hotlinked from loc.gov; generally public domain / no known restrictions (U.S. papers older than 95 years are public domain in their entirety; newer issues may contain some copyrighted third-party material). Rights & access.
No digitized front pages for Greene were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
26 of 49 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Krumm Apartments Historic District | Fairborn | 2025 |
| Antioch College Fine Arts Building | Yellow Springs | 2022 |
| Antioch Hall, North And South Halls | Yellow Springs | 1975 |
| Ballard Road Covered Bridge | Jamestown | 1975 |
| Bank Of Xenia | Xenia | 1973 |
| Barrett, George, Concrete House | Spring Valley | 1986 |
| Bath Township Consolidated School | Fairborn | 1983 |
| Berryhill-Morris House | Bellbrook | 1975 |
| Brick Quarters Historic District | Wright-Patterson AFB | 2018 |
| C. N. & I. Department Power House | Wilberforce | 2003 |
| Carnegie Library (Old Wilberforce University Campus) | Wilberforce | 2004 |
| Cedarville Opera House | Cedarville | 1984 |
| Conner, Alexander, House | Xenia | 1987 |
| Dean Family Farm | Jamestown | 1975 |
| Dean Family Farm Historic District (Boundary Increase) | Xenia | 1994 |
| Downtown Xenia Historic District | Xenia | 2014 |
| East Second Street District | Xenia | 1973 |
| East Second Street District(Boundary Increase) | Xenia | 1979 |
| Emery Hall | Wilberforce | 2005 |
| Fairborn Theatre | Fairborn | 2005 |
| Grinnell Mill Historic District | Yellow Springs | 1982 |
| Harper Mausoleum and Harper, George W., Memorial Entrance | Cedarville | 1988 |
| Hollencamp House | Xenia | 1980 |
| Huffman Field NHL | Fairborn | 1971 |
| Jamestown Opera House | Jamestown | 2007 |
| Main Street Historic District | Spring Valley | 1989 |
| McDonald Farm | Xenia | 1996 |
| Mercer Log House | Fairborn | 1981 |
| Millen-Schmidt House | Xenia | 1976 |
| Old Chillicothe Site | Xenia | 1975 |
| Old Hotel, The | Spring Valley | 1988 |
| Orators Mound | Yellow Springs | 1974 |
| Patterson, Samuel N., House | Xenia | 1976 |
| Pollock Works | Cedarville | 1972 |
| Reid, Whitelaw, House | Cedarville | 1973 |
| South School | Yellow Springs | 1989 |
| Tawawa Chimney Corner | Wilberforce | 2020 |
| Waterstreet Historic District | Xenia | 1980 |
| Whitehall Farm | Yellow Springs | 1980 |
| Whiteman, Benjamin, House | Clifton | 1973 |
| Wickersham House | Jamestown | 2018 |
| Wilberforce University Historic District | Wilberforce | 2026 |
| Williamson Mound State Memorial | Cedarville | 1971 |
| Wright Brothers Hill-Memorial | Wright-Patterson AFB | 2016 |
| Wright Brothers Memorial Mound Group | Fairborn | 1974 |
| Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Mound | Fairborn | 1972 |
| Xenia Carnegie Library | Xenia | 2015 |
| Yellow Springs Historic District | Yellow Springs | 1982 |
| Young, Col. Charles, House NHL | Wilberforce | 1974 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Greene was formed in 1803 (1803-05-01) from Hamilton, Ross.
GREENE created from HAMILTON, ROSS, and Non-County Area 1.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Greene County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,870 | 10,529 | 17,528 | 26,197 | 31,349 | 31,613 | 31,221 | 35,863 | 58,892 | 94,642 | 129,769 | 147,886 | 167,966 |
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).
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
62 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Aley Cemetery |
| Bab Cemetery |
| Babb Cemetery |
| Baptist Cemetery |
| Bath Cemetery |
| Beaver Cemetery |
| Bellbrook Cemetery |
| Byron Cemetery |
| Caesar Creek Cemetery |
| Cemetery |
| Cherry Grove Cemetery |
| Clifton Cemetery |
| Cline Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Dean Cemetery |
| Eleazor Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fairview Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Fallis Cemetery |
| Gerlaugh Cemetery |
| Glen Forest Cemetery |
| Grape Grove Cemetery |
| Hagler Cemetery |
| Hawker Cemetery |
| Hering Cemetery |
| Hussey Cemetery |
| Huston Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Maple Corner Cemetery |
| Massies Creek Cemetery |
| Massies Creek Cemetery |
| McClellan Cemetery |
| McDaniel Cemetery |
| McLane / McLean-Huston Cemetery |
| Mercer Cemetery |
| Middle Run Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mitman Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Park Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Shoup Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Old Silver Creek Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Roxanna Cemetery |
| Saint Brigid Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Catholic Cemetery |
| Schmidt Cemetery |
| Sheeley Cemetery |
| Shook Cemetery |
| Silver Creek Cemetery |
| Spring Valley Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery |
| Sunnyside Cemetery |
| Union Schoolhouse Cemetery |
| Valley View Memorial Gardens |
| Wilberforce Cemetery |
| Woodland Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Zoar Church Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Bryson |
| Hennessee |
| Huffeysville |
| Mechanicsville |
| Simms |
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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