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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 46 newspaper titles published in Guernsey County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 1 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 22 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Cambridge, Old Washington, Pleasant City.
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 Guernsey. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
![Front page thumbnail: The Cumberland Echo (cumberland, O. [ohio]) 1892-1952, September 21, 1893](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_james_ver01:data:sn87075269:00516994095:1893092101:0007/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“VOL II Sep ai le CUMBERLAND THURSL DUTY The campfire dimly burns Through the night and the snow And over frozen earth The wild winds blow But the sentinel stands at his post As the hours creep by…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Cumberland Echo (cumberland, O. [ohio]) 1892-1952, September 28, 1893](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_james_ver01:data:sn87075269:00516994095:1893092801:0015/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“The Cumberland Echo PA VOL CUMBERLAND THURSDAY SEPTEMBER NO DREAMLAND Theih the years be fled and the pain is dead Ard the grief is over long Yet on dreaniland track doth the soul co back And lo the…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Cumberland Echo (cumberland, O. [ohio]) 1892-1952, October 5, 1893](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_james_ver01:data:sn87075269:00516994095:1893100501:0023/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“Che Cumberland Echo VOL CUMBERLAND THURSDAY OCTOBER NO PICTURESQUE PLACES Spots in the White City Where Lovers Like to Linger The Refreshing Atmosphere of the Green houses The Historic Attractions of…”
View at Library of Congress![Front page thumbnail: The Cumberland Echo (cumberland, O. [ohio]) 1892-1952, April 14, 1898](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:ohi:batch_ohi_james_ver01:data:sn87075269:00516994101:1898041401:0051/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg)
“OLD SERIES VOL VI CUM BERLANDBSr QUIETLY MARRIED Miss Julia Chambers and Mr Obas Mc Intire Wed at Zaneszille Miss Julia Chambers youngest daughter of Dr and Mrs Chambers of Chandlerlerstille and Chas…”
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 Guernsey were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
17 of 22 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett-Criss House | Cambridge | 1978 |
| Berwick Hotel | Cambridge | 1983 |
| Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church | Pleasant City | 1978 |
| Booth Homestead | Guernsey | 1979 |
| Broom Building | Cambridge | 1983 |
| Broom-Braden Stone House | Cambridge | 1980 |
| Claysville School | Claysville | 1979 |
| Finley, Ebenezer, House | Buffalo | 1986 |
| Guernsey County Courthouse | Cambridge | 1973 |
| Harper, Samuel, Stone House | New Concord | 1980 |
| Kennedy Stone House | North Salem | 1975 |
| McCracken-McFarland House | Cambridge | 1979 |
| McCracken-Scott House | Cambridge | 1978 |
| McCreary-Burnworth House | Cambridge | 1982 |
| National Road | Cambridge | 1985 |
| Old Washington Historic District | Old Washington | 1975 |
| S Bridge, National Road NHL | Old Washington | 1966 |
| Sarchet, Peter B., House | Cambridge | 1979 |
| Sarchet-Burgess House | Cambridge | 1987 |
| Scott, Matthew, House | Fairview | 2023 |
| Taylor, Colonel Joseph, House | Cambridge | 2008 |
| Wheeling Avenue Historic District | Cambridge | 1987 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Guernsey was formed in 1810 (1810-03-01) from Belmont, Muskingum.
GUERNSEY created from BELMONT and MUSKINGUM.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Guernsey County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,051 | 9,292 | 27,748 | 24,474 | 27,197 | 34,425 | 45,352 | 38,822 | 38,452 | 38,579 | 42,024 | 40,792 | 38,438 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
90 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Cemetery |
| Antrim Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Banker Cemetery |
| Barker Cemetery |
| Battle Ridge Cemetery |
| Beech Grove Chapel Cemetery |
| Bells Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Bethel Methodist Protestant Cemetery |
| Birds Run Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Birmingham Cemetery |
| Bond Cemetery |
| Buffalo Cemetery |
| Carlisle Cemetery |
| Cedar Cemetery |
| Center Baptist Cemetery |
| Chestnut Hill United Brethren Cemetery |
| Clearfork Baptist Cemetery |
| Clearfork United Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Cumberland Cemetery |
| Cumberland Cemetery |
| Darby Cemetery |
| Earleys Cemetery |
| East Union Cemetery |
| Eldon Cemetery |
| Elizabethtown Cemetery |
| Engle Cemetery |
| Enon Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Flat Ridge Cemetery |
| Flat Ridge Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| Ford Cemetery |
| Forney Cemetery |
| Founders Cemetery |
| Frame Number One Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| George Cemetery |
| Gibson Station Cemetery |
| Glenview Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Guernsey County Memory Gardens |
| Harmony Cemetery |
| Hawthorne Cemetery |
| Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Irish Ridge Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Kimbolton Cemetery |
| Leatherwood Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Lore City Cemetery |
| McCleary Cemetery |
| McCoy Cemetery |
| McQuade Cemetery |
| Morrow Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mount Herman Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| North Salem Cemetery |
| Northfield Cemetery |
| Northwood Cemetery |
| Old City Cemetery |
| Old Hartford Cemetery |
| Old Kimbolton Cemetery |
| Old Washington Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Pleasant City Protestant Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Saint Michael Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Salem Baptist Cemetery |
| Salt Fork Baptist Cemetery |
| Sandhill Cemetery |
| Sarchet Run Cemetery |
| Scotch Covenanter Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Clio |
| Toledoville |
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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